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PHONE:
+27 (0)21 959 3733
FAX:
+27 (0)21 959 3732
EMAIL: plaas@uwc.ac.za
POSTAL ADDRESS:
PLAAS, UWC
Private Bag X17
Bellville
7535
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Research on Poverty and Chronic Poverty
PLAAS’s research on poverty and chronic poverty intends to inform policymaking by grounding debate in a detailed understanding of the livelihood activities and strategies of poor and vulnerable people, and the ways in which those livelihoods are embedded in the broader political economy of South Africa.
Research on Poverty and Chronic Poverty Andries du Toit David Neves | PLAAS’s research on poverty and chronic poverty intends to inform policymaking by grounding debate in a detailed understanding of the livelihood activities and strategies of poor and vulnerable people, and the ways in which those livelihoods are embedded in the broader political economy of South Africa. Its research is directed particularly at understanding the links between chronic and structural poverty. This requires closely integrating qualitative and quantitative research approaches, and linking the analysis of poverty to a thorough understanding of the role played by local history, gender, identity, and the broader economic and institutional context.
PLAAS situates this work within a broader commitment to ‘public sociology’; an aims to strike a balance between scholarly publication, policy advice to government and donor agencies, and intervention in public debates and public education about the causes and dynamics of poverty. |
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20–22 SEPTEMBER 2010 — NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL POVERTY IN SOUTH AFRICA "Overcoming inequality and structural poverty in South Africa: Towards inclusive growth and development"