It is often argued that multi-dimensional measures of well-being and poverty -- such as those based on the capability … in the context of the inter-provincial ranking of poverty in South Africa in 1995-1996. It turns out that this ranking is … in 'income'/'expenditure' and 'human' poverty rankings is reinforced rather than undermined by checking for robustness …

African poverty and inequality analyses. In addition to the fact that NIDS is the first national panel study of individuals in …, after imputations, was the preferred variable for deriving the poverty and inequality estimates. This paper examines if the … poverty and inequality estimates are significantly different, using both the single estimate and the aggregate (before and …

The South African government has set as a policy objective the halving of poverty by 2014, although the meaning of this … goal has not yet been defined. This article frames government’s stated target of halving poverty by 2014 in terms of … specific measures of the poverty gap and poverty headcount ratio, using newly released income and expenditure survey data. With …

The United Nations Millennium Declaration commits to halving extreme poverty between 2000 and 2015. The South African … government has set a goal of halving poverty by 2014, although the meaning of this goal has not yet been defined. This article … specifies government.s stated target of halving poverty by 2014 in terms of specific measures of the poverty gap and poverty …

This paper describes and analyses current poverty and income distribution in South Africa, with a central concern the … relationship between poverty, inequality and growth. The paper also investigates patterns of and trends in poverty and income … patterns of human capital development are fundamental to the future growth path and therefore to poverty and income …

-group) and poverty with 3sls using South African data. The findings suggest that production is affected negatively by between … Kuznets process. There is a significant poverty-increasing (reducing) effect of total and between-group inequalities (output …

analysis of income inequality and poverty trends. These income distribution patterns also have considerable implications for …

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper, econometric model for the measurement of poverty and basic needs, partic. In …