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From Poverty to Power Green, Oxfam 2008 - weman

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FROM POVERTY TO POWERWhile more expensive, giving benefits universally carries otheradvantages: helping <strong>to</strong> build a political and social consensus for thebenefit (since everyone gains), avoiding the stigma that goes withmeans-testing, and enhancing cohesion by clearly establishing socialprotection as a universal right, rather than a form of charity <strong>to</strong> thedeprived. In Malawi, farmers rejected the targeting of subsidised farminputs on the grounds that they were all poor, and it would be divisive.Social protection epi<strong>to</strong>mises the human security approach, offeringa practical and effective way <strong>to</strong> reduce chronic vulnerability, tacklepoverty and inequality, bridge the gap between ‘emergencies’ and‘development’,and nourish the relationship of rights and responsibilitiesbetween citizens and states that lies at the heart of successfuldevelopment.216

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