South Africa and Livelihoods
- Capital:
Pretoria - Population:
49000000 - Size:
1219912.0 Km2
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- South African post-Apartheid childcare reaches many poor children
- A. Case; V. Hosegood; F. Lund / Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2003
- This article examines changes in social welfare policies in South Africa after Apartheid. The authors examine the government’s new Child Support Grant programme using data collected at a demographic surveillance site in KwaZulu-N...
- Setting budget priorities for government spending on child poverty in South Africa
- J. Streak; L. Kgamphe / Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2004
- This brief focuses on child specific government programmes financed and administered by the provincial social development departments within the South African government. The authors argue that there is a higher level state delivery o...
- Do cash transfers make significant conributions to eradicating child poverty?
- A. Barrientos; J. DeJong / Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre, 2004
- This paper addresses the effectiveness of cash transfers in addressing childhood poverty in developing and transition economies. It argues that the provision of cash transfers and basic services to the poor are complementary activitie...
- Non-contributory pensions – costly luxury or weapon against poverty?
- Armando Barrientos / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004
- Although the incidence of old age poverty in developing countries is high and set to increase further there is considerable resistance to establishing non-contributory pension programmes. It is often argued that they are unaffordable,...
- Land and land reform in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
- E. Lahiff; I. Scoones / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2000
- This paper examines the challenges of institutional, organisational and policy reform around land in Southern Africa. It analyses the land situation in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and identifies key issues for further resea...
- Land reform policy: contributing to rural poverty alleviation and rural development?
- E. Lahiff / Environment Team, IDS Sussex, 2003
- This paper examines the experiences of implementation of land reform policies in the Eastern Cape through a series of case studies. It looks at how attempts at redistribution, restitution and land tenure reform have resulted in...
- How is democratic decentralisation progressing in South Africa?
- Z. Ntshona; E. Lahiff / Environment Team, IDS Sussex, 2003
- This paper looks at the case of Mdudwa village in the Eastern Cape to explore the processes and impacts of democratic decentralisation. Through an examination of contests over land, forest and water resources, the paper looks at the e...
- Child poverty impact of South African budget limited by government structures and capacity
- J. Streak / Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2003
- This budget brief assesses the extent to which the 2003 South African Budget addresses widespread child poverty and the delivery of children's socio-economic rights. It looks at both indirect channels (tax and spend proposals that are...
- Impact of non-contributory pensions upon the wellbeing, participation and security of older people
- HelpAge International, 2003
- Pensions play a key role in old age support systems, but research and debate on pension policy has so far focused on contributory pension programmes. Noncontributory pension programmes can be found in only a handful of developing coun...
- Making rights real for poor people in rural areas of Southern Africa
- Sustainable Livelihoods in Southern Africa, 2003
- This research in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe looks at the practice of rights claiming on the ground, in the context of 'legal pluralism' and complex, politicised institutional settings. In the southern African context...
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