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2006 Poverty and Policy in Post- Apartheid SA. Bhorat, H. and
Kanbur, R. HSRC Press. September
2006 Description Made up of 11 chapters, this authoritative volume explores poverty and labour market issues over the first decade of democracy in South Africa. It is an attempt by leading South African scholars, supplemented by the work of international scholars working on South Africa, to take stock of the first post-apartheid decade, to assess the evolution of poverty, inequality, human needs and unemployment, and to relate this evolution to the policy stances and interventions of the first government elected freely by all South Africans. Based on this assessment, the papers individually, and the overview chapter in particular, draw implications for policy in the second post-apartheid decade. The volume will be of
interest to researchers, graduate students, and to the technical staff of
international agencies and government ministries. Contents 1. Introduction: Poverty
and well-being in post-apartheid South Africa. Haroon Bhorat and Ravi
Kanbur 4. Measuring recent changes in South African inequality and poverty using 1996 and 2001 census data. Murray Leibbrandt, Laura Poswell, Pranushka Naidoo, Matthew 5. Evolution of the labour market: 1995 2002. Haroon Bhorat and Morné Oosthuizen 6. Public spending and the poor since the transition to democracy. Servaas van der Berg 7. Trade liberalisation and labour demand in South Africa during the 1990s. Lawrence Edwards 8. Does city structure cause unemployment? The case of Cape Town. Sandrine Rospabé and Harris Selod 9. Crime and local inequality in South Africa. Gabriel Demombynes and Berk Őzler 10. Poverty, asset accumulation and shocks in South Africa: Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal. Julian May 11. Internal labour migration and household poverty in Post-Apartheid South Africa. Dorrit Posel and Daniela Casale 12. Half-measures revisited: The ANCs unemployment and poverty reduction goals. Charles Meth Reviews This book will take readers to deeper levels as we grapple with what actually happened in the economy, particularly from the perspective of those who are poor, during the first ten years of democracy. Moreover this is not a book which simply looks backwards. Based on the analysis of carefully marshalled evidence the papers come up with level headed suggestions for action in the future. Professor Francis Wilson, University of Cape Town This volume will make a substantial contribution to the state of social policy research in South Africa and may well become a flagship publication for a South African press. It will command wide interest both inside South Africa and internationally from researchers, policymakers and graduate students. Professor Imraan Valodia, School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal About the Editors Professor Haroon Bhorat is Director of the Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) and Professor, School of Economics, University of Cape Town. His research interests cover the areas of labour economics, poverty and income distribution. He has done extensive work for the Department of Labour, has served on a number of government research advisory panels and is currently a commissioner on the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC). Professor Ravi Kanbur is the TH Lee Professor of World Affairs, International Professor of Applied Economics and Management Professor of Economics at Cornell University, USA. |
 Media Coverage: Haroon Bhorat was interviewed on SABC Africa on the 180degrees show regarding the Poverty and Policy book launch which took place on 11 December 2006.
The following
Radio coverage was given to the launch of the book: Poverty and Policy in
Post-Apartheid South Africa:
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