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Analysing post-apartheid poverty trends by geo-type, 1997–2012: The understated role of urbanisation and social grants

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  • Zack Zimbalist

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This article investigates poverty trends in post-apartheid South Africa with an explicit focus on differences between rural and urban areas. Using nationally representative household survey data from 1997–2012, I first describe changes in population characteristics and household access to different income sources and services, by urban–rural geo-type. Income data are then used to generate poverty statistics, which cast light on divergent trends in rural and urban areas. Next, I employ a poverty decomposition method to further explore some potential reasons why the poverty trends in rural and urban areas have differed. Data from the Afrobarometer are then used to probe how subjective non-monetary welfare has changed over time across geo-types. The evidence from all surveys suggests that the dramatic increase in access to services and social grants in rural areas has played a vital role in poverty reduction.

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  • Zack Zimbalist, 2017. "Analysing post-apartheid poverty trends by geo-type, 1997–2012: The understated role of urbanisation and social grants," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(2), pages 151-167, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:34:y:2017:i:2:p:151-167
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2016.1259989
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    1. Otterbach, Steffen & Rogan, Michael, 2017. "Spatial Differences in Stunting and Household Agricultural Production in South Africa: (Re-)Examining the Links Using National Panel Survey Data," IZA Discussion Papers 11008, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Vusi Gumede, 2021. "Revisiting Poverty, Human Development and Inequality in Democratic South Africa," Indian Journal of Human Development, , vol. 15(2), pages 183-199, August.

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