Dignity and Stigma among South African Female Cash Transfer Recipients

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 53-59

  Hochfeld, Tessa ^a   Plagerson, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; INVESTMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE IMPACT; WOMENS STATUS;

GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOWETO;

EID: 80755187960     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2011.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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