Developmental social policies for the poor in South Africa: Exploring options to enhance impacts?

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dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Peter
dc.contributor.authorNgcobo, Nonkululeko
dc.contributor.authorHart, Tim
dc.contributor.authorBaipheti, Mompati
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-02T10:28:31Z
dc.date.available2019-04-02T10:28:31Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractOptions to enhance the developmental impact of South Africa’s comprehensive suite of social protection policies have attracted considerable research and policy interest. The country’s society safety nets appear to be well-target at its intended beneficiaries (poor and vulnerable households) as manifested in reduced levels of income poverty among social grant recipients. To date a plethora of mixed results exist on its immediate and short-term impacts on fiscal spending trade-offs and disincentive effects to participate in labour markets. However, in the context of structural poverty the need exists to better understand the potential longer-range developmental spin-offs of targeted social spending. This paper contributes to this expanding body of research with a specific focus on how social grant payment options might be used to enhance the developmental impact of social grants. It constructs a conceptual framework which connects the developmental potential of cash, in-kind and voucher payment options with development interventions targeting smallholder farm production, employment and child development. It brings together evidence on relevant global and local case studies, using a typology derived from the conceptual framework.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJacobs, P., Ngcobo, N., Hart, T. & Baipheti, M., 2010. Developmental social policies for the poor in South Africa: Exploring options to enhance impacts?. Cape Town: Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4604
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInstitute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS)en_US
dc.subjectSocial policiesen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectDevelopmental social policyen_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectEmploymenten_US
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural developmenten_US
dc.titleDevelopmental social policies for the poor in South Africa: Exploring options to enhance impacts?en_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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