Challenges Facing Hindus and Hinduism in Post-apartheid South Africa

Chronic and Transitory Poverty in Post - Apartheid South Africa :

* The work reported here is the outcome of a collaborative project between researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the University of Natal, and the University of Wisconsin. In addition to support from these three institutions, the following provided financial support: the United States Agency for International Development (Office of Women in Development – Grant ...

Unemployment, Education and Skills Constraints in Post-Apartheid South Africa

This paper investigates the relationship between education and unemployment in postapartheid South Africa, and probes the argument that employment growth has been inhibited particularly by skills constraints. We use probit regression analysis to show that higher education protected against unemployment in both 1995 and 2003, and that that these aggregate trends mask substantial variation among ...

State, Business and Growth in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Paper prepared for the DFID-funded Research Programme, Institutions and Pro-Poor Growth (IPPG). The authors are grateful to DFID for the funding that made this research possible. The views expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author and in no way represent either the official policy of DFID or the policy of any other part of the UK Government. Material published by the IPPG may be ...

Migration, Remittances, and Educational Stratification among Blacks in Apartheid and Post-Apartheid South Africa.

This paper extends previous work on family structure and children's education by conceptualizing migration as a distinct form of family disruption that reduces parental input but brings substantial economic benefits through remittances. It examines the multiple and countervailing effects of migration on schooling in the context of substantial migration and limited educational opportunities for ...

“growing Old Gracefully?”: Ageing in Post-apartheid South Africa