ISBN:
9781137452696
,
1137452692
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (VII, 315 S.)
Series Statement:
Developmental pathways to poverty reduction
Series Statement:
Palgrave connect
Series Statement:
Economic and Finance collection
Parallel Title:
Druckausg.: Seekings, Jeremy Policy, politics and poverty in South Africa
DDC:
305.5/690968
Keywords:
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Südafrika
;
Sozialdemokratie
;
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
;
Armut
;
Geschichte 1998-2014
Abstract:
ContentsFigures And TablesAcknowledgements1: Neo-Liberalism, Social Democracy And Poverty1.1. The Legacy Of Poverty And The Promise Of Change1.2. Disappointment And The Spectre Of Neo-Liberalism1.3. The Ambiguities Of Post-Apartheid Policy1.4. Social Democratic Distributional Regimes1.5. Outline Of Our Argument2: Poverty Amidst Affluence2.1. The Inheritance: Poverty At The End Of Apartheid2.2. The Ambiguous Riches Of Data 2.3. The (Probable) Rise And Fall Of Income Poverty2.4. Alternative Measures Of Poverty And Well-Being2.5. High (And Probably Worsening) Income Inequality2.6. Conclusion3: Workers, The State And Wages 3.1. Data On Earnings3.2. Trends In Earnings3.3. The Earnings Of Trade Unions' Members3.4. The 'Informalisation' Of Work3.5. State, Market And Culture In Wage-Setting3.6. Conclusion4. The Economic Growth Path4.1. The Economic Inheritance4.2. Economic Planning During The Transition To Democracy4.3. Macroeconomic Stabilisation: From The RDP To GEAR 4.4. Contested Visions For Labour-Market Policy, Employment And Growth4.5. Profitability And Accumulation4.6. The Enduring Employment Crisis And Government Strategy, 2007-124.7. Conclusion5. Class And Status5.1. Poverty And Class5.2. Continuity And Change In The Class Structure5.3. The Upper Classes5.4. The Lower Middle And Working Classes5.5. The Lower Classes: The Working Poor And The Underclass5.6. Class Differences Between The Lower Middle, Working And Lower Classes5.7. The Contradictions Of Social Democracy In The Global South6: Income Support Through The Welfare State6.1. The Welfare State, Decommodification And Neoliberalism6.2. The Expanding Size But Unchanging Shape Of The Welfare State 6.3. The Promise Of A Comprehensive System6.4. Ideological Contestation6.5. Conclusion7: The Welfare State, Public Services And The 'Social Wage'7.1. Public Education7.2. Public Health7.3. Municipal Services And Housing7.4. Conclusion8: The Capacity And Accountability Of The Democratic State8.1. The Capacity Of The St
Abstract:
Seekings and Nattrass explain why poverty persisted in South Africa after the transition to democracy in 1994. The book examines how public policies both mitigated and reproduced poverty, and explains how and why these policies were adopted. The analysis offers lessons for the study of poverty elsewhere in the world
Abstract:
Electronic book text. - Epublication based on: 9781137452689, 2015. - Publisher’s recommended alternative: 9781137452702, 2015
DOI:
10.1057/9781137452696
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