Policy, politics and poverty in South Africa

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Policy, politics and poverty in South Africa

Jeremy Seekings, Nicoli Nattrass

(Developmental pathways to poverty reduction / series editor, Yusuf Bangura)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

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"UNRISD United Nations Research Institute for Social Development"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-307) and index

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Description

Seekings and Nattrass explain why poverty persisted in South Africa after the transition to democracy in 1994. The book examines how public policies both mitigated and reproduced poverty, and explains how and why these policies were adopted. The analysis offers lessons for the study of poverty elsewhere in the world.

Table of Contents

Contents Figures And Tables Acknowledgements 1: Neo-Liberalism, Social Democracy And Poverty 1.1. The Legacy Of Poverty And The Promise Of Change 1.2. Disappointment And The Spectre Of Neo-Liberalism 1.3. The Ambiguities Of Post-Apartheid Policy 1.4. Social Democratic Distributional Regimes 1.5. Outline Of Our Argument 2: Poverty Amidst Affluence 2.1. The Inheritance: Poverty At The End Of Apartheid 2.2. The Ambiguous Riches Of Data 2.3. The (Probable) Rise And Fall Of Income Poverty 2.4. Alternative Measures Of Poverty And Well-Being 2.5. High (And Probably Worsening) Income Inequality 2.6. Conclusion 3: Workers, The State And Wages 3.1. Data On Earnings 3.2. Trends In Earnings 3.3. The Earnings Of Trade Unions' Members 3.4. The 'Informalisation' Of Work 3.5. State, Market And Culture In Wage-Setting 3.6. Conclusion 4. The Economic Growth Path 4.1. The Economic Inheritance 4.2. Economic Planning During The Transition To Democracy 4.3. Macroeconomic Stabilisation: From The RDP To GEAR 4.4. Contested Visions For Labour-Market Policy, Employment And Growth 4.5. Profitability And Accumulation 4.6. The Enduring Employment Crisis And Government Strategy, 2007-12 4.7. Conclusion 5. Class And Status 5.1. Poverty And Class 5.2. Continuity And Change In The Class Structure 5.3. The Upper Classes 5.4. The Lower Middle And Working Classes 5.5. The Lower Classes: The Working Poor And The Underclass 5.6. Class Differences Between The Lower Middle, Working And Lower Classes 5.7. The Contradictions Of Social Democracy In The Global South 6: Income Support Through The Welfare State 6.1. The Welfare State, Decommodification And Neoliberalism 6.2. The Expanding Size But Unchanging Shape Of The Welfare State 6.3. The Promise Of A Comprehensive System 6.4. Ideological Contestation 6.5. Conclusion 7: The Welfare State, Public Services And The 'Social Wage' 7.1. Public Education 7.2. Public Health 7.3. Municipal Services And Housing 7.4. Conclusion 8: The Capacity And Accountability Of The Democratic State 8.1. The Capacity Of The State 8.2. The Institutional Architecture Of Democracy 8.3. Voters, Elections And Party Politics 8.4. Conclusion 9: The Power Of Business And Labour 9.1. The Power Of Big 'White' Business 9.2. The Power Of 'Black' Business 9.3. The Power Of Organised Labour 9.4. Working-Class Power, Class Compromise And The Limits Of 'Neo-Liberalism' 10: The 'Rebellion Of The Poor', Social Movements And The Limits Of Insurgent Citizenship 10.1. Continuity And Change In Urban Protest 10.2. Civic Organisation At Local And National Levels 10.3. The 'New Social Movement' Organisations 10.4. Popular Support And Local Protests 10.5. Achievements And Effects 11: Conclusion 11.1. States, Markets And Poverty 11.2. The State, Development And The Constitution Of Markets 11.3. The Politics Of Reform 11.4. Class Compromise And The Contradictions Of Social Democracy In The Global South Bibliography

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