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Legal identity and access to the state in South Africa

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  • Aimable Nsabimana
  • Michelle Pleace
  • Rachel M. Gisselquist

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Legal identity is an important aspect of securing access to public services, such as education, healthcare, and social protection services, including child support grants. In the South African context, in the post-apartheid period, many poor South Africans benefited from well-organized civil registration services thanks to the systematic use of identity documents (ID), which reflect citizen registration in the country. South Africa today is considered to be a model in this area, with comparatively high levels of birth registration (near 90%).

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  • Aimable Nsabimana & Michelle Pleace & Rachel M. Gisselquist, 2024. "Legal identity and access to the state in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2024-54, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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