This paper provides an analysis of poverty in South Africa by focussing on the labour market. It seeks to understand … inequality and poverty in contemporary South Africa by analysing the main factors that have contributed to these socio …-economic outcomes. The paper shows that poverty and inequality are still widespread in South Africa, and have their origins in the …

This chapter explores the relationship between poverty and aging, in terms of its measurement and trends, as well as … measurement addresses both the definition of poverty and its aggregation over various age groups. The trends highlight a … significant reduction in poverty among the elderly and a gradual increase in poverty among children and working age individuals …

Wage Inequality -- Economic Transformation and the Gender Earnings Gap in Urban China -- The Geography of Poverty … Democracy -- Part II (In)decent Work -- Decent Work for Change -- Minimum Wages and Poverty with Income-Sharing -- What Is … Case for Developing Economies -- Illusions and Disillusions with Poverty Reduction Strategies: Growth, Crisis and the MDGs …

This book examines the links between economic growth, changing employment conditions, and the reduction of poverty in … standards of living and reductions in poverty via improved labour market conditions in Latin America in the 2000s, and have … growth, changes in the various employment and earnings indicators, and changes in poverty and inequality indicators relate to …

increases can significantly reduce in-work poverty, wage inequality, and the gender pay gap, while generally improving the …