The differential impact of social-pension income on household poverty alleviation in three South African ethnic groups

Ageing and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 337-354

  Ferreira, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Equity; Ethnicity; Policy; Poverty alleviation; Social pensions; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; ETHNICITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PENSION SYSTEM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOCIAL POLICY;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745321309     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X0600482X     Document Type: Article

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