Whitworth, A and Wilkinson, K (2013) Tackling child poverty in South Africa: Implications of ubuntu for the system of social grants. Development Southern Africa, 30 (1). 121 - 134. ISSN 0376-835x
Abstract
In the South African context both liberal and – in the form of the southern African idea of ubuntu – more communitarian and relational discourses of citizenship can be seen. The policy framework to tackle child policy, however, is dominated by the framework of liberal citizenship, most clearly through the Bill of and the various social grants. Using analyses from an original microsimulation model developed by one of the authors the paper shows however how a neglect of children’s relationships and inter-connectedness with their adult parents/carers in the current liberal citizenship inspired policy approach limits the effectiveness of this child poverty strategy. The empirical analyses demonstrate how a greater recognition in policy of the relational principles of ubuntu through more fully addressing the needs of children’s parents/carers via the creation of a comprehensive social security grant for working age adults is needed to effectively reduce child poverty as well as working age poverty.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Development Southern Africa. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | child poverty; Child Support Grant; citizenship; microsimulation; social grants; ubuntu |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 05 Feb 2014 16:07 |
Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2014 02:12 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2013.756219 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/0376835X.2013.756219 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:77436 |