Employment guarantee or minimum income?: workfare and welfare in developing countries

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dc.contributor.authorSeekings, Jeremy
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-06T10:57:04Z
dc.date.available2016-05-06T10:57:04Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.updated2016-05-06T10:54:12Z
dc.description.abstractIn many 'developing' countries widespread poverty is linked to landlessness and unemployment. Two possible responses to such poverty are employment guarantee (or public works) programmes and cash transfers. In general, low-wage job creation is the preferred option of both elites and citizens, but in South Africa cash transfers through a minimum income programme might, perversely, be more viable politically and effective more broadly in terms of poverty alleviation. The relative viability and efficacy of employment guarantees and cash transfers depends primarily on prevailing wages in the 'market'. In a high-wage economy such as South Africa, the political power of organised labour is generally sufficient to prevent low-wage employment creation in public works programmes. In the South African context - in contrast to low-wage settings such as India or Ethiopia - the extension of public welfare might be more viable than an employment guarantee, although the political obstacles should not be under-estimated.en_ZA
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEWE.2006.009357
dc.identifier.apacitationSeekings, J. (2006). Employment guarantee or minimum income?: workfare and welfare in developing countries. <i>International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19484en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSeekings, Jeremy "Employment guarantee or minimum income?: workfare and welfare in developing countries." <i>International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment</i> (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19484en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSeekings, J. (2006). Employment guarantee or minimum income? workfare and welfare in developing countries. International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment, 2(1), 44-68.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1741-8437en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Seekings, Jeremy AB - In many 'developing' countries widespread poverty is linked to landlessness and unemployment. Two possible responses to such poverty are employment guarantee (or public works) programmes and cash transfers. In general, low-wage job creation is the preferred option of both elites and citizens, but in South Africa cash transfers through a minimum income programme might, perversely, be more viable politically and effective more broadly in terms of poverty alleviation. The relative viability and efficacy of employment guarantees and cash transfers depends primarily on prevailing wages in the 'market'. In a high-wage economy such as South Africa, the political power of organised labour is generally sufficient to prevent low-wage employment creation in public works programmes. In the South African context - in contrast to low-wage settings such as India or Ethiopia - the extension of public welfare might be more viable than an employment guarantee, although the political obstacles should not be under-estimated. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 SM - 1741-8437 T1 - Employment guarantee or minimum income?: workfare and welfare in developing countries TI - Employment guarantee or minimum income?: workfare and welfare in developing countries UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19484 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19484
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSeekings J. Employment guarantee or minimum income?: workfare and welfare in developing countries. International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment. 2006; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19484.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherInderscienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employmenten_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.inderscienceonline.com/toc/ijewe/1/1
dc.subject.otherPublic works programmes
dc.subject.otherWages
dc.subject.otherWelfare
dc.subject.otherEmployment guarantee
dc.subject.otherSocial assistance
dc.subject.otherSouth Africa
dc.titleEmployment guarantee or minimum income?: workfare and welfare in developing countriesen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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