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Combating poverty in South Africa

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  • Boyboy Motloung
  • Ronald Mears

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The successful and peaceful political transition in South Africa is regarded as a great accomplishment for its people. Unfortunately, democracy was not accompanied by economic growth and policies that could lead to a meaningful quality of life and an acceptable standard of living for all the country's citizens. There is a need for South Africa to reconcile the expectations resulting from the achievement of democracy with the realities of both the problems and the potential of the economy. As South Africa attempts to alleviate poverty through development, it is essential to balance the ever-increasing and often competing demands against limited natural resources. This article formulates some policies and programmes designed to combat poverty at its source.

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  • Boyboy Motloung & Ronald Mears, 2002. "Combating poverty in South Africa," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(4), pages 531-543.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:19:y:2002:i:4:p:531-543
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835022000019419
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