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Patterns of poverty in South Africa

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  • Debbie Budlender

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This article brings together results from two large household surveys - the October Household Survey and the Income and Expenditure Survey of 1995. The analysis adopts a simple definition of income poverty which allows comparisons between households in ten deciles defined on the basis of per capita household income. The analysis compares access to resources such as housing and land, and access to basic services across these households. It then examines the economic status of women and men living in households with different incomes. The article shows consistent correlation of per capita income with other examined variables. It illustrates further how women within each decile are disad-vantagedcomparedwith men in terms of economic status and earning.

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  • Debbie Budlender, 1999. "Patterns of poverty in South Africa," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(2), pages 197-219.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:16:y:1999:i:2:p:197-219
    DOI: 10.1080/03768359908440073
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    1. Oludele Akinloye Akinboade & Emilie Chanceline Kinfack & Mandisa Putuma Mokwena, 2012. "An analysis of citizen satisfaction with public service delivery in the Sedibeng district municipality of South Africa," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 39(3), pages 182-199, February.
    2. Vusi Gumede, 2008. "Poverty and ‘Second Economy’ in South Africa: An Attempt to Clarify Applicable Concepts and Quantify Extent of Relevant Challenges," Working Papers 08133, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
    3. Paula Armstrong & Bongisa Lekezwa & Krige Siebrits, 2008. "Poverty in South Africa: A profile based on recent household surveys," Working Papers 04/2008, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    4. Oludele A. Akinboade & Mandisa Putuma Mokwena & Emilie C. Kinfack, 2013. "Understanding citizens' participation in service delivery protests in South Africa's Sedibeng district municipality," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 40(5), pages 458-478, April.
    5. Waldo Krugell & Hannelie Otto & Jacky Van Der Merwe, 2010. "Local Municipalities And Progress With The Delivery Of Basic Services In South Africa," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 78(3), pages 307-323, September.
    6. Derek Yu & Sihaam Nieftagodien, 2007. "Poverty and Migration: Evidence from the Khayelitsha/Mitchell's Plain Area," SALDRU Working Papers 11, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.

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