relationship between poverty, inequality and growth. The paper also investigates patterns of and trends in poverty and income …This paper describes and analyses current poverty and income distribution in South Africa, with a central concern the … redistribution. Wage inequality, deeply rooted in South Africa’s history, plays a central role in overall income distribution, and …

explores trends in poverty and income distribution over the post-transition period. To steer clear of an unduly optimistic … conclusion, assumptions are chosen that would tend to show the least decline in poverty. Whilst there were no strong trends in … poverty for the period 1995 to 2000, both data series show a considerable decline in poverty after 2000, particularly in the …

analysis of income inequality and poverty trends. These income distribution patterns also have considerable implications for … picture about changes in income distribution. In particular, widening inequality within the black population has received much … attention. Rises in black unemployment and in black wages have had inequality-inducing effects on black incomes. Is …

levels of inequality during and after colonisation. Evidence from colonies in the Americas suggests that skewed initial … East India Company) settles the land and establishes a unique set of institutions within which inequality and development … evolve. This paper provides a long-run quantitative analysis of trends in asset-based inequality (using Principle Components …

the trend masks greater movements within different wealth groups, which supports the notion of high inequality within the … European society at the Cape. Yet, even given such inequality, the evidence suggests that even the poorest had access to the …

unequal society, with ramifications into modern-day South Africa. In this paper, we measure the income inequality at three … severe inequality, with a relatively (and increasingly) poor farming population combined with pockets of wealth. The … inequality is driven largely by wheat and, especially, wine production, which gave rise to an elite. Historical evidence supports …

Using alternative data sources on income and poverty with a shorter time lag makes it possible to discern trends that … can inform the policy debate. A strong decline in poverty rates was recorded since 2000. This has since been confirmed by … poverty and social poverty in the Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University. It first appeared as a publication that …

limited impact on poverty and inequality in South Africa. … is one with great inequality. Moreover, evidence is presented that spending efficiency for social spending is low, thus …

The debate about the consequences of economic growth on poverty and welfare was recently rekindled in South Africa by … linked to a nationally representative household survey to assess the poverty and economic consequences of a higher economic … growth scenario. The main findings are that higher economic growth induces reductions in poverty both in the short and long …