Changing livelihoods in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa (2002–2016): Diminishing employment and expanding social protection

Hajdu, FloraNeves, DavidGranlund, Stefan2020-10-162020-10-162020Hajdu, F . et al . (2020). Changing livelihoods in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa (2002–2016): Diminishing employment and expanding social protection. Journal of Southern African Studies.46(4), 743–772. Doi : https://doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2020.17737211465-3893http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5268This is evident in South Africa’s former ‘homelands’, the site where this study examined changes in rural livelihoods over a 14-year period. Detailed survey data (collected in 2002 and 2016) from two villages in the Pondoland region of Eastern Cape province, and augmented by in-depth fieldwork, are analysed to explore the drivers of contemporary livelihood change.enRuralSocial protectionEastern CapeLivelihoodsPondolandChanging livelihoods in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa (2002–2016): Diminishing employment and expanding social protectionArticle