Developing a systems analytical framework for the National Poverty Alleviation System (NPAS): the Community Based public Works programme (CBPWP) case study

Abstract

CSIR undertook a project to use systems methodologies and apply them towards a better understanding of the ‘assumed’ NPAS aiming: at establishing a suitable framework for analysis; describe and analyse the system in such a way that stakeholders and decision makers can engage towards a more effective poverty alleviation system. The CBPWP mechanism designed and implemented with the poverty alleviation objective is used as a case study to test the framework development. The framework begins to indicate potential contributions to a comprehensive understanding and design of other infrastructure interventions with poverty alleviation objectives. It also enables the refinement of the framework.