The Changing Nature of Inequality in South Africa

Inequality Growth and Poverty in an Era of Liberalization and Globalization

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Jenkins, Carolyn ^a,b   Thomas, Lynne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apartheid; Case studies; Economic performance; Economic policy; Education; Education policy; Employment; Financial liberalization; Fiscal policy; Income distribution; Income inequality; Inequality; Inflation; Interest rates; Labour institutions; Labour market; Land; Land policy; Liberalization; Macroeconomic policy; Neoliberal orthodoxy; Post apartheid policy; Poverty; Social expenditure; Social expenditure policy; Social policy; South Africa; Trade liberalization; Unequal access to employment; Wage differentials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920178184     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/0199271410.003.0015     Document Type: Chapter

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