This paper uses various decomposition techniques to understand the nature of household inequality in contemporary South Africa. It examines, firstly, the importance of race in overall inequality; secondly, the contribution of major income sources to national inequality; and thirdly, the relationship between inequality, poverty and the labour market.
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Leibbrandt, M., Bhorat, H., Woolard, I. 1999-05. Understanding Contemporary Household Inequality in South Africa. Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 99/025. University of Cape Town.
Leibbrandt, M., Bhorat, H., & Woolard, I. (1999). Understanding Contemporary Household Inequality in South Africa (Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 99/025). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7246
Leibbrandt, Murray, Haroon Bhorat, and Ingrid Woolard Understanding Contemporary Household Inequality in South Africa. Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 99/025. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU), 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7246
Leibbrandt M, Bhorat H, Woolard I. Understanding Contemporary Household Inequality in South Africa. 1999 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7246
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