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Efficiency in the Programming and Financing of Social Protection
Full text linkSocial protection (SP) in Bangladesh is
characterized by a large number of programs. Multiple
agencies implement numerous interventions. To maximize the
impact of social protection programs, it is critical to: (1)
align the allocation of resources with national policies and
strategies; (2) design programs that are able to reach their
intended beneficiaries with adequate coverage and level of
benefits; (3) ensure efficiency in programming and
financing; and (4) ensure efficiency in the actual delivery
of programs at the local level. This policy note analyses
point (3), the processes of budgeting, programming, and
reporting on SP budget, highlights areas where challenges
remain, and proposes policy recommendations to address those
Adequacy of Coverage, Targeting and Benefits of Social Protection Programs
No full textIn Bangladesh, regular increases in
social protection budget have typically prioritized
increases in coverage over increases in benefit size or
amounts. To maximize the impact of social protection (SP)
programs, it is critical to: (1) align the allocation of
resources with national policies and strategies; (2) design
programs that are able to reach their intended beneficiaries
with adequate coverage and level of benefits; (3) ensure
efficiency in programming and financing; and (4) ensure
efficiency in the actual delivery of programs at the local
level. This policy note analyses point (2), the adequacy of
SP programs in Bangladesh, and highlights areas where
challenges remain and proposes policy reforms to address
those. It focuses on the three elements of the design of
social protection (SP) programs that are critical to maximum
impacts on poverty and vulnerability: (1) the extent to
which programs have the right size and coverage; (2) the
extent to which programs effectively reach or target the
right beneficiaries; and (3) the extent to which programs
provide these beneficiaries with the right benefits. The
optimal combination of these elements depends on programs’
policy objectives, the needs or demands of target population
groups, the types of beneficiaries or programs, and
available resources
Better Align Social Protection Resources with National Policy
No full textPolicy making requires categorizations,
which are commensurate with strategic directions. Social
protection is a term, which can be used to describe a broad
range of programs. The National Social Security Strategy
(NSSS) of Bangladesh has a rather broad scope, covering what
many define as safety nets or social assistance, as well as
insurance against some risks, programs addressing shocks,
and interventions focused on employment or productivity.
This policy note analyses the extent to which resources are
allocated efficiently, in line with national strategies and
priorities. In particular, this policy note discusses the
importance of policy relevant categorization/classification
of programs; gaps and challenges in resource allocation in
respect to the needs of different demographic and
socio-economic groups and/or in respect to functions Social
protection (SP) programs are supposed to play. It proposes
reforms which could address some of the challenges identified
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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