Rural-urban migration and subjective well-being the South African experience

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dc.contributor.advisorWoolard, Ingriden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPartridge, Andrewen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T12:23:09Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T12:23:09Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis paper gives a detailed account of rural-urban migration in South Africa. Using data from the recent National Income and Dynamics Study (NIDS) it defines the determinants and nature of rural-urban migration in South Africa before providing a thorough analysis of changes in a range of economic and social factors that individuals experience when they leave their rural homes and relocate to the country’s urban areas. These factors include income, housing standards, access to utilities, relative deprivation, interpersonal trust, crime and safety, physical health and depression. In particular the paper looks at subjective well-being, defined in terms of individuals self-reported satisfaction with life.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPartridge, A. (2013). <i>Rural-urban migration and subjective well-being the South African experience</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5716en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPartridge, Andrew. <i>"Rural-urban migration and subjective well-being the South African experience."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5716en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPartridge, A. 2013. Rural-urban migration and subjective well-being the South African experience. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Partridge, Andrew AB - This paper gives a detailed account of rural-urban migration in South Africa. Using data from the recent National Income and Dynamics Study (NIDS) it defines the determinants and nature of rural-urban migration in South Africa before providing a thorough analysis of changes in a range of economic and social factors that individuals experience when they leave their rural homes and relocate to the country’s urban areas. These factors include income, housing standards, access to utilities, relative deprivation, interpersonal trust, crime and safety, physical health and depression. In particular the paper looks at subjective well-being, defined in terms of individuals self-reported satisfaction with life. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Rural-urban migration and subjective well-being the South African experience TI - Rural-urban migration and subjective well-being the South African experience UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5716 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5716
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPartridge A. Rural-urban migration and subjective well-being the South African experience. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5716en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.titleRural-urban migration and subjective well-being the South African experienceen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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