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Making rights work: Towards broader role for rights mobilisation in challenging poverty and inequality in South Afric
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2010)
This paper contemplates a broader conceptualisation/role for socio-economic rights use and mobilisation in South Africa, which not only mitigates the effects of poverty and inequality but also undertakes to address the ...
How social security policies and economic transformation affect poverty and inequality: Lessons for South Africa
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2010)
This article examines how various characteristics of social and economic policy frameworks affect poverty and inequality levels in developing countries, principally in Botswana and Mauritius. The research findings suggest ...
Overcoming inequality and structural poverty in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2010)
Data indicates that between 1994 and 2008 poverty in South Africa declined marginally, but that inequality continues to increase, and the full impact of the rise in unemployment following the global financial crisis has ...