Ghana's economy faltered in 2012, culminating in the country requesting a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Typical of IMF financial assistance, the approval of this bailout was hinged on the government agreeing to implement some conditionalities. In fulfilment of the IMF conditionalities, the government in 2015 adopted fiscal austerity. Using Michael Lipsky's Street‐Level Bureaucrat conceptual framework, this paper investigates the implications of Ghana's fiscal austerity programme for the implementation of the country's school feeding programme. Specifically, the paper examines the coping strategies adopted by the service providers to endure the challenges of delivering the programme within the climate of austerity. The findings highlight how financial challenges can lead to inadequate service delivery, as the service providers adopt a host of discretionary practices such as compromising the quality of meals served, the delivery of cheaper‐to‐prepare diets and an inconsistent service delivery regime.

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在实施加纳学校供餐计划的一线自由裁量权：适应加纳北部紧缩政策的街头官僚

加纳的经济在2012年步履蹒跚，最终导致该国要求国际货币基金组织（IMF）纾困。作为国际货币基金组织（IMF）财政援助的典型代表，这项救助计划的批准取决于政府同意实施某些条件。为了满足IMF的条件，政府在2015年采取了财政紧缩措施。本文使用迈克尔·李普斯基（Michael Lipsky）的街头官僚主义概念框架，研究了加纳的财政紧缩计划对实施该国学校供餐计划的影响。具体来说，本文研究了服务提供商采取的应对策略，以承受在紧缩气候下交付计划的挑战。调查结果突显了财务挑战如何导致服务交付不足，