| Foreword |
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| The Contributors |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Introduction |
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1 | (20) |
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The origins of poverty and inequality in the South African labour market |
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3 | (4) |
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A segmented labour market |
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7 | (5) |
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Fiscal incidence and differential social spending |
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12 | (2) |
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Anti-poverty policy investigations, past and present |
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14 | (6) |
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20 | (1) |
| 1. Understanding Contemporary Household Inequality in South Africa |
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21 | (20) |
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The importance of race in national inequality |
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24 | (4) |
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Sources of income and national inequality |
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28 | (8) |
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A closer look at inequality, poverty and the labour market |
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36 | (3) |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (2) |
| 2. Measuring Poverty in South Africa |
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41 | (33) |
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41 | (5) |
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46 | (4) |
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Adjusting for household size and structure |
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50 | (4) |
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Limitations of the approach |
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54 | (2) |
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A profile of poverty in South Africa |
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56 | (15) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (2) |
| 3. Correlates of Vulnerability in the South African Labour Market |
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74 | (33) |
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An overview of labour market poverty |
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74 | (14) |
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An application of a class of poverty measures to the labour market |
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88 | (16) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
| 4. Modelling Vulnerability and Low Earnings in the South African Labour Market |
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107 | (23) |
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Previous earnings function models in South Africa |
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108 | (4) |
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112 | (5) |
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117 | (10) |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (2) |
| 5. Household Incomes, Poverty and Inequality in a Multivariate Framework |
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130 | (25) |
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131 | (7) |
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Estimation, results and discussion: the important determinants of household income, poverty and inequality |
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138 | (15) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
| 6. Public Expenditure and Poverty Alleviation - Simulations for South Africa |
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155 | (16) |
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156 | (2) |
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Simulations for South Africa |
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158 | (12) |
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170 | (1) |
| 7. Social Policy to Address Poverty |
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171 | (34) |
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174 | (12) |
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186 | (17) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
| 8. Contemporary Labour Market Policy and Poverty in South Africa |
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205 | (15) |
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Labour market reforms and institutions in post-apartheid South Africa |
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206 | (1) |
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Labour market policy and poverty: a review of tools for analysis |
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207 | (3) |
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Labour reforms and household poverty in South Africa: an assessment |
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210 | (5) |
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Labour reforms and the `working poor' |
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215 | (3) |
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Policy recommendations: the labour market as a tool for poverty alleviation |
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218 | (2) |
| Notes |
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220 | (2) |
| Appendix |
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222 | (13) |
| Bibliography |
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235 | (12) |
| Index |
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