Cash Transfers and Citizenship: Evidence from South Africa

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 969-982

  Plagerson, Sophie ^a   Harpham, Trudy ^b,c   Kielmann, Karina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84864605489     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2012.658371     Document Type: Article

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