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Africa / Ivan Turok - Tackling persistent poverty and inequality: a dynamic new perspective / Murray Leibbrandt, Simone … imminent threat of falling below the poverty line. These statistics explain the continued presence of protest and unrest based …
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While the world has seen a decline in absolute poverty, it has also seen a simultaneous rise in economic inequality … African explanation of poverty and inequality that is distinctive and different from an explanation of poverty and inequality … of this ubiquitous pairing? How can the discussion on poverty and inequality be taken forward? Is wealth taxation a …
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The paper describes inequality trends in selected emerging economies (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa) in a range of monetary (i.e. income) and non-monetary dimensions of people’s life (i.e. education, health status, employment and subjective well-being)....
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distribution during this period of low GDP growth. As a result, poverty, especially extreme poverty, increased. Inequality also … experienced healthy consumption growth, such as the Coloureds, the rate of poverty reduction was low because the distributional …
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The purpose of the paper is to identify areas in South Africa where social-economic disparity exists using 2011 census data. Different indices are used to measure spatial disparity with the aim of finding the most appropriate approach for measuring disparities under different circumstances. The...
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The wave of upbeat stories on the developing world's emerging middle class has reinvigorated a debate on how social class in general and the middle class in particular ought to be defined and empirically measured. With the aim of adding clarity to this debate, this dissertation provides a...
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nature of the output-employment-unemployment nexus in South Africa? Evidence from various approaches to Okun’s Law -- 14 … land reform help reduce poverty and inequality? -- Part V: The transmission of sovereign debt downgrades into the credit …The overarching goal of South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP) is to eliminate poverty, reduce inequality …
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"We want to live a good life" : Introduction -- "They don't want to work": The Laziness Myth -- "You can't understand it" : Employers' Perspectives of the Unemployed -- "I need to respect that person and that person needs to respect me" : The Respect Narrative -- "Hustling is when you try to...
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