Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Poverty"
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A series of national accounts-consistent estimates of poverty and inequality in South Africa
(Stellenbosch University, 2007)This paper makes a unique contribution to the South African literature in combining data from an alternative source of household survey data – the All Media and Product Survey (AMPS) – with national accounts income trends ... -
Smallholder Aagriculture and land reform in South Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2005)How canland reformcontribute toa revitalisationof smallholder agriculture inSouthernAfrica?Thisquestion remains important despitenegativeperceptions of land reformas a result of the impactofZimbabwe’s “fast-track” resettlement ... -
Socio-economic inequity and decision-making under uncertainty: West African migrants’ journey across the Mediterranean to Europe
(Cogitatio Press, 2021)Understanding the nexus between poverty, inequality and decision-making under uncertainty in migrants’ journeys across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe remains a significant challenge, raising intense scholarly debate. ... -
Status of living standards in Nigeria between 2010 and 2013
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2020)Nigeria experienced a drop in the poverty rate to an average of56.1% between 1999 and 2007. This could be attributed to themeasures taken by the civilian government against adminis-trative corruption, increased domestic ... -
Survey methodology in violence-prone Khayelitsha, Cape Town, Couth Africa
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2009)This article discusses the methodological challenges of a service delivery survey in Khayelitsha, atownship in Cape Town, South Africa. The survey aimed to gain a better understanding of the relationshipbetween citizen ... -
The trouble with poverty: reflections on South Africa's post-apartheid anti-poverty consensus
(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2012)This paper considers the state of poverty discourse in South Africa since 1994: the ideological frameworks, narratives and assumptions that have shaped the construction of poverty as an object of academic knowledge, ... -
The trouble with poverty: Reflections on South Africa’s post-apartheid anti-poverty consensus
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2012-09)This paper considers the state of poverty discourse in South Africa since 1994: the ideological frameworks, narratives and assumptions that have shaped the construction of poverty as an object of academic knowledge, ... -
The use and effectiveness of social grants in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2009)This research examines the effectiveness of social grants in South Africa, and how recipients use their grants. As a form of social protection, social grants not only ameliorate poverty and provide a safety net, they ... -
‘We create our own small world’: daily realities of mothers of disabled children in a South African urban settlement
(Routledge, 2019)Parents of disabled children face many challenges. Understanding their experiences and acknowledging contextual influences is vital in developing intervention strategies that fit their daily realities. However, studies ...