Gendered trends in poverty in the post-apartheid period, 1997-2006

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-113

  Posel, Dorrit ^a   Rogan, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

female headed households; gendered trends in poverty; social grant income

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; POST-APARTHEID; POVERTY; TREND ANALYSIS; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 84858165643     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2012.645645     Document Type: Article

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