Tanzania is one of several developing countries committed to a nation-wide social protection through its flagship programme, the Productive Social safety Net (PSSN), implemented since 2012. This policy brief attempts to explore the challenges behind the shifting in the responsibility of financing PSSN from external funding to the government. Specifically, this policy brief focuses on PSSN/PSSN I (2012-2019).
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