Title: South Africa: Social Security, Poverty Alleviation and Development
Abstract: Since the inception of democracy in 1994, the social security system has been refashioned to meet the country's constitutional mandate to promote social and economic justice and to address the legacy of its apartheid past. In addition to addressing this country's legacy of inequality and discrimination, South Africa's tax funded, non-contributory social assistance programme has been reshaped specifically to reduce income poverty and promote social development. It is now widely recognized to be the government's most successful poverty reduction strategy. It has also been described as exceptional for a country of this level of development and in a global context where public welfare systems have been under political and economic pressure to curtail their growth (Seekings, 2002). The South African experience of using social assistance to create a more just society, reduce poverty and promote social and economic development is also regarded as a model for other countries, particularly in the Global South, to emulate.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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