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Impact of Local Economic Development Programmes on Livelihood: Evidence from Mpumalanga, South Africa

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  • Ogujiuba Kanayo

    (School of Development Studies, University of Mpumalanga, South Africa)

  • Portia Ndlovu

    (School of Development Studies, University of Mpumalanga, South Africa)

  • Isaac Agholor

    (School of Development Studies, University of Mpumalanga, South Africa)

Abstract

Extraordinary levels of unemployment, poverty and inequality perseveres in South Africa, which in itself is a risk for economic development. Initiatives such as Local Economic Development (LED), globally acknowledged, have been adopted to solve the crisis. LED in its simplest practice is about local people uniting to achieve a better quality of life. Nevertheless, effects of LED are still contentious in developing economies and especially South Africa because of the increased level of poverty amongst supposed beneficiaries of LED. This article evaluates the impact of a LED initiative (EPWP) on reducing the triple challenges facing South Africa. A mixed method approach and a paired-sample t-test was performed to determine the effect of LED. Between time 1 (M=17.91, SD=2.68) to time 2 (M=20.06, SD=3.43, t(44)=5.1429, P

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  • Ogujiuba Kanayo & Portia Ndlovu & Isaac Agholor, 2021. "Impact of Local Economic Development Programmes on Livelihood: Evidence from Mpumalanga, South Africa," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 11(4), pages 105-114.
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    Keywords

    EPWP; LED; Livelihood; Poverty;
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    JEL classification:

    • O20 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - General
    • O21 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Planning Models; Planning Policy
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy

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