Poverty Alleviation in the Subsistence Fisheries Sector: A Microeconometric Analysis

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2001-03

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University of Cape Town


Development Policy Research Unit


University of Cape Town

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Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 01/046

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This working paper applies the Foster Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) (1984) index of poverty measures to the subsistence fishing industry in South Africa in order to evaluate the impact of resource transfers on poverty. The sample of subsistence communities was identified by the Chief Directorate: Marine and Coastal Management of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.
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