Trade policy
- Gender, water and livelihoods in Mseleni: a case study
- E.L.K. Hazell / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2010
- Access to sufficient water to meet basic needs has been identified as a critical development issue and a human right. This study set out to investigate the dynamic relationship between gender, water a...
- ‘Active’ labour market policies: lessons for South Africa?
- C. Meth / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2010
- In terms of labour, it is well-known that some people are economically inactive but they are receiving welfare benefits, which provokes policies corresponded to activate the unemployed people. this st...
- What do we know?: Professor Servaas van der Berg’s poverty estimates
- C. Meth / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2010
- In an attempt to fill in some of the gaps in knowledge about poverty and inequality trends in South Africa, Professor V.D. Berg and his colleagues have published a stream of papers on the topic. This ...
- Analysis of unmatched data using propensity scores: cross-section analysis
- L. Munyakazi;V. Dutton;J. May / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2010
- How can we derive the relationship between “ownership of information and communication technology” (ICT) on the one hand, and income defined as a multiple of the poverty line on the other ...
- A second look at measuring inequality in South Africa: a modified Gini coefficient
- A. Bosch;J. Rossouw;T. Claassens;B. du Plessis / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2010
- The distribution of income and wealth in South Africa is core to political debate in the country. At the heart of the debate is the Gini coefficient, which is the international standard for measuri...
- “Smoke and mirrors”: the science of poverty measurement and its application
- J. May / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2010
- This paper reviews poverty measurement and its applications in South Africa, where poverty measurement continues to be the subject of a politicised debate.The author demonstrates that v...
- The work of violence: a timeline of armed attacks at Kennedy Road
- K. Chance / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2010
- On 26 September 2009, violent attacks by an armed group left two men dead and an estimated thousand displaced at the Kennedy Road shack settlement in the South African city of Durban. This timeline...
- Reproductive health and emergency contraception in South Africa: policy context and emerging challenges
- P. Maharaj;M. Rogan / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2007
- This report reflects some preliminary findings of an ongoing collaborative project to investigate the impact of trade liberalisation on reproductive health rights. The project aims to examine the l...
- An analysis of inflation from a central banking perspective: the South African experience since 1921
- J. Rossouw;V. Padayachee / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2008
- This paper states that the problem of inflation in South Africa has occurred in different forms and has occupied the attention of monetary authorities over many years. The paper deems that inappropria...
- The social and economic effects of the Disability Grant for people with disabilities and their households: a qualitative study in KwaZulu Natal Province
- C. Johannsmeier / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2007
- People with disabilities (PWD) face physical and attitudinal barriers to participation in education, the labour market and development processes. In South Africa, there is a need for appropriate so...
