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Evaluating the impact of social assistance on poverty alleviation in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
In the past two decades of liberal transformation the post-apartheid Republic of South Africa
has been well described as an upper middle-income economy. Despite the country’s strong
political and economic affiliations ...
An exploration of the dynamics and nature of poverty: The case of Khayelitsha, 2010 – 2018
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This mini-thesis explores the various competing understandings of poverty in a local South
African setting using Khayelitsha as a case study. The study will then examine which
conceptual frameworks are used to examine ...
The potential for complementarity between formal and informal social protection programmes in Kenya: A case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Expanding social protection coverage is imperative in low-resource contexts such as Kenya where poverty is widespread. Alongside efforts to increase state capacity, alternative strategies for the expansion of social ...