Publication

This paper is a case study focusing on compensation payments paid in the form of cash transfers following the construction of the Mohale and Katse Dams in Lesotho. It is part of ODI's research study (2006-09) "Cash Transfers and their role in Social Protection." The paper is concerned with whether, compared with small, regular cash transfers, lump-sum transfers require conditions to be attached to the grant; how far such conditions have been met; how far funds have been dissipated across a number of purposes; what supporting measures are required, and whether large grants are more prone to corruption than small, regular ones.