The broader importance of welfare reform in South Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Seekings, Jeremy | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-05T14:00:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-07-05T14:00:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-06-27T12:26:16Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | On the agenda for welfare reform in South Africa are proposals to expand the public provision of welfare in radical new ways. Not only does this contrast with the prevailing global trend of retrenchment in public welfare systems, but the proposed ‘basic income grant’ in South Africa is an innovation that remains a fringe idea even in the established welfare states of the North. The very unusual agenda for welfare reform in South Africa is based on the fact that the country already has a welfare system that is exceptional in the world, including especially a non‐contributory old‐age pension that provides a guaranteed minimum income for the elderly, and financial assistance to poor parents with children and to the disabled. The basic income grant has been proposed, most recently in 2002 by the Taylor Committee of Inquiry into a Comprehensive System of Social Security for South Africa, in order to fill the gap caused by high unemployment in South Africa's existing welfare system, which is otherwise already generous and redistributive. Whilst the proposed basic income grant is the key item on South Africa's innovative reform agenda, the country is also making important contributions to broader debates over welfare through its mix of familial, state and private responsibilities. DOI:10.1080/02533950208458731 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02533950208458731 | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Seekings, J. (2002). The broader importance of welfare reform in South Africa. <i>Social Dynamics</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20213 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Seekings, Jeremy "The broader importance of welfare reform in South Africa." <i>Social Dynamics</i> (2002) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20213 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Seekings, J. (2002). The broader importance of welfare reform in South Africa. Social Dynamics, 28(2), 1-38. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0253-3952 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Seekings, Jeremy AB - On the agenda for welfare reform in South Africa are proposals to expand the public provision of welfare in radical new ways. Not only does this contrast with the prevailing global trend of retrenchment in public welfare systems, but the proposed ‘basic income grant’ in South Africa is an innovation that remains a fringe idea even in the established welfare states of the North. The very unusual agenda for welfare reform in South Africa is based on the fact that the country already has a welfare system that is exceptional in the world, including especially a non‐contributory old‐age pension that provides a guaranteed minimum income for the elderly, and financial assistance to poor parents with children and to the disabled. The basic income grant has been proposed, most recently in 2002 by the Taylor Committee of Inquiry into a Comprehensive System of Social Security for South Africa, in order to fill the gap caused by high unemployment in South Africa's existing welfare system, which is otherwise already generous and redistributive. Whilst the proposed basic income grant is the key item on South Africa's innovative reform agenda, the country is also making important contributions to broader debates over welfare through its mix of familial, state and private responsibilities. DOI:10.1080/02533950208458731 DA - 2002 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Social Dynamics LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2002 SM - 0253-3952 T1 - The broader importance of welfare reform in South Africa TI - The broader importance of welfare reform in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20213 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20213 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Seekings J. The broader importance of welfare reform in South Africa. Social Dynamics. 2002; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20213. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR) | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | Social Dynamics | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsdy20/current | |
| dc.subject.other | welfare reform | |
| dc.title | The broader importance of welfare reform in South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
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| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |