Avaliação da implementação do programa de acção social produtiva no INAS (2012-2020)

Abstract

The Productive Social Action Program (PASP) is a public policy instrument of the Mozambican government designed to promote the socioeconomic inclusion of the most vulnerable populations who have the physical capacity to work. However, although the PASP plays a fundamental role within the basic social-security subsystem, from its inception until 2020 its evaluations—measured against the achievement of its objectives—have been largely negative, raising questions about the reasons behind these shortcomings. Accordingly, this study focuses on examining the underlying causes of these failures by investigating the impact of institutional and structural factors on the program’s implementation process during the period from 2012 to 2020. Guided by a qualitative approach—through bibliographic and documentary research, and supported by semi-structured interviews—the study found significant deficiencies in the program’s institutional and structural dimensions, which adversely affected its implementation and thus limited its impact on the socioeconomic inclusion of the most vulnerable groups