Urban poverty in Cape Town

dc.contributor.authorde Swardt, Cobus
dc.contributor.authorPuoane, Thandi
dc.contributor.authorChopra, Mickey
dc.contributor.authordu Toit, Andries
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-22T13:26:34Z
dc.date.available2011-12-22T13:26:34Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes key findings of a household livelihood survey conducted in impoverished African settlements in Cape Town, one of Africa’s wealthiest cities. Poverty in these areas is strongly shaped by the history of the Eastern Cape’s adverse spatial incorporation into the South African economy. Migrants from the rural areas are highly dependent on and integrated into the increasingly monetized economy – but are simultaneously marginalized and adversely incorporated within it. Survey findings show the costs and implications of this failure of the formal economy to provide adequate livelihoods. While many eke out a living in a vital yet marginal informal economy, these strategies are thoroughly linked to and dependent on the income that can be secured through participation in the formal job market. Those who are unable to find a foothold in the urban economy are highly vulnerable and are at risk of being confined to long-term poverty traps.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDe Swardt, C., et al. (2005). Urban poverty in Cape Town. Environment & Urbanization, 17 (2): 101-111en_US
dc.identifier.issn1746-0301
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/296
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmittertrue
dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author post-print version of the published article. This file may be freely used provided that the source is acknowledged. Published version is also freely available via the DOI link, but copyright belongs to Sage Publications.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095624780501700208
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectHousehold surveyen_US
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen_US
dc.subjectUrban areasen_US
dc.subjectUrban economyen_US
dc.subjectIncomeen_US
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectHealthen_US
dc.subjectCape Townen_US
dc.titleUrban poverty in Cape Townen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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