Chronic poverty in South Africa: Incidence, causes and policies

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 473-490

  Aliber, Michael ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chronic poverty; Employment; Land reform; Public works; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; LAND REFORM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; SOCIAL POLICY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0037343073     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(02)00219-X     Document Type: Article

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