Race, class and spatial polarisation in the greater Cape Town

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dc.contributor.advisorCrankshaw, Owenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMbhele, Albert Zibuseen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-30T13:47:03Z
dc.date.available2014-10-30T13:47:03Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 72-84).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates evidence of a possible spatial mismatch in the Cape Town metropolitan labour market that could contribute towards explaining why low-skilled workers' unemployment rates are significantly higher in the south-east townships. Pre- 1994 apartheid laws had a marked impact on urban land use patterns in South Africa. A new government came into power in 1994 and the Group Areas Act had been abolished. Recent reports demonstrate that there is an aggressive spatial distribution of private sector investment directed to the north, south and western affluent suburbs while the south-east townships, where the vast majority of poor low-skilled Africans and coloured workers live, remain largely sidestepped. In the USA, the spatial mismatch hypothesis suggests that the movement of firms and jobs from central cities to suburbs negatively affects blacks' employment both absolutely and relative to whites. This paper gives a qualitative analysis of whether the movement of firms to the decentralized locations of the southern and northern suburbs do cause a spatial challenge for low-skilled workers from the south-east townships. The paper concludes by arguing that the poor public transport system (to a lesser extent) and the manner in which vacancies are communicated by employers (to a larger extent) are the main elements that create a barrier to employment for low-skilled workers from the south-east townships than spatial mismatch. The implications for policy implications and recommendation are highlighted.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMbhele, A. Z. (2009). <i>Race, class and spatial polarisation in the greater Cape Town</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8953en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMbhele, Albert Zibuse. <i>"Race, class and spatial polarisation in the greater Cape Town."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8953en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMbhele, A. 2009. Race, class and spatial polarisation in the greater Cape Town. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mbhele, Albert Zibuse AB - This paper investigates evidence of a possible spatial mismatch in the Cape Town metropolitan labour market that could contribute towards explaining why low-skilled workers' unemployment rates are significantly higher in the south-east townships. Pre- 1994 apartheid laws had a marked impact on urban land use patterns in South Africa. A new government came into power in 1994 and the Group Areas Act had been abolished. Recent reports demonstrate that there is an aggressive spatial distribution of private sector investment directed to the north, south and western affluent suburbs while the south-east townships, where the vast majority of poor low-skilled Africans and coloured workers live, remain largely sidestepped. In the USA, the spatial mismatch hypothesis suggests that the movement of firms and jobs from central cities to suburbs negatively affects blacks' employment both absolutely and relative to whites. This paper gives a qualitative analysis of whether the movement of firms to the decentralized locations of the southern and northern suburbs do cause a spatial challenge for low-skilled workers from the south-east townships. The paper concludes by arguing that the poor public transport system (to a lesser extent) and the manner in which vacancies are communicated by employers (to a larger extent) are the main elements that create a barrier to employment for low-skilled workers from the south-east townships than spatial mismatch. The implications for policy implications and recommendation are highlighted. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Race, class and spatial polarisation in the greater Cape Town TI - Race, class and spatial polarisation in the greater Cape Town UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8953 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8953
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMbhele AZ. Race, class and spatial polarisation in the greater Cape Town. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8953en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSociologyen_ZA
dc.titleRace, class and spatial polarisation in the greater Cape Townen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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