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Employed yet poor: Low-wage employment and working poverty in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Whilst paid employment has generally been considered as the predominant means of avoiding
poor living standards, the past two decades has seen a rise in the complex phenomenon of
employed poverty worldwide (Eardley, 1998; ...
The provision of epistemological access for successful student learning at university: Towards a readiness model for business, commerce and management sciences learners in the further education and training phase
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
This study was about the provision of epistemological access to Grade 10 to 12 learners in the business-related subjects of Accounting, Business Studies and Economics at two public high schools in the Western Cape Province. ...
Investigating transitory and chronic poverty in South Africa, 2008-2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
In post-apartheid South Africa, the thrust of macroeconomic framework and corresponding policies
inaugurated by the first democratically elected government have been geared towards, amongst
others, poverty alleviation, ...
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 ...
The impact of saving in reducing risks: A case study of Mathabatha Village Bank, Limpopo province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
The minithesis argues that microfinance institutions help their clients by offering saving services, through which the clients will be able to get 'chunks of money' on a regular basis . These 'chunks of money' enable them ...
Investigating the Relationship between Financial Inclusion and Financial Health in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
South Africa is ranked, by any measure, among the most unequal countries in the world. Despite
having a relatively well-developed financial system, historic patterns of economic
concentration continue to feed into the ...
A comparison of South Africa’s colonial education system with other African countries
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Past historical events are crucial for understanding economies and answering imperative questions such as why economic inequalities persist, why certain countries experience economic growth or lag behind, and how societies ...
Examining the labour market outcome of volunteer workers
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
As democracy cracked the gloom of Apartheid, South Africa has experienced economic
transformations; however, unemployment is still an Achilles heel that cripples the labour
market. This study examined the labour market ...
The lack of adequate housing in the Western Cape and its impact on the environment: A theoretical analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)
The debate, about the role of the State, involves both normative and ethical judgements. Thus, what should the state do and not do? How can the desired ends be attained most efficiently? What distribution of income and ...
Government intervention to alleviate poverty in South Africa, with a specific focus on poverty in the Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
When the new democratic government in South Africa came to power in 7994, it inherited a legacy of inequality, unemployment and poverty. Mindful of this triple challenge the government's first socio-economic policy framework, ...