Poverty reduction strategies in South Africa
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Authors
Mbuli, Bhekizizwe Ntuthuko
Issue Date
2009-08-25T11:02:18Z
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Poverty , Poverty reduction , Anti-poverty strategies , Poverty alleviation , Safety nets , Absolute poverty , Chronic poverty , Transient poverty , Relative poverty , Inflation , Social security system , Head count ratio , Gini-coefficient , Pro-poor economic growth , Globalisation , Unemployment , Human capital , Unskilled labour , Productive assets , Trickle- down effect principle , Basic needs , HIV/AIDS , Land reform programme , Infrastructure investment , Household , Natural disasters , Household head , SMME , Population growth , Former homelands , Market access , Good governance , Apartheid , Democracy , South Africa , China , Vietnam , Uganda , African National Congress
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Abstract
Between 45-57% of South Africans are estimated to be engulfed by poverty. In an attempt to identify policy instruments that could help change this status quo, the various strategies that have been implemented in countries (e.g. China, Vietnam and Uganda) that are known to have been relatively successful in reducing poverty are reviewed. In the process, this dissertation discusses the literature regarding poverty, with a particular emphasis on the definition, measurement and determinants thereof. Furthermore, South Africa's anti-poverty strategies are discussed. It turns out that these have met limited success. This is largely due to insufficient pro-poor economic growth, weak implementation/administration at the municipal level, slow asset redistribution, high income/wealth inequality, low job generation rate by SMME's, high HIV/AIDS infection rate, public corruption and inadequate monitoring of poverty. Therefore, if meaningful progress towards poverty reduction is to be achieved, the government needs to deal with the foregoing constraints accordingly.
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Mbuli, Bhekizizwe Ntuthuko (2009) Poverty reduction strategies in South Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2293>