Chronic and transitory poverty in post-apartheid South Africa : evidence from KwaZulu-Natal.
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2000
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Abstract
This article examines the rationale for a dynamic perspective of poverty in South Africa and
analyses the magnitude and characteristics of those in chronic versus transitory poverty using data
from the KwaZulu-Natal Income Dynamics Study. The results show that the incidence and depth
of poverty have increased steadily between 1993 and 1998, a trend that is pronounced in rural
localities and for female-headed households. Though the majority of households (30.7%) were
found to be experiencing transitory poverty, a significant proportion of households, in lieu of the
expected small minority suggested by previous empirical research, were chronically poor.
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Thesis (M.Sc.U.R.P.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2000.
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Poverty--KwaZulu-Natal., KwaZulu-Natal--Economic conditions--1994-, KwaZulu-Natal--Social conditions--1994-, Theses--Town and regional planning.