The division of wealth and income in South Africa remains inadequate to address apartheid's crippling economic legacy, but South Africa is facing the challenge head on. Fiscal policy is working to redistribute income, reduce inequality and substantially lower poverty in the country.allAfrica...
In their Agenda 2030 the United Nations set to “reduce inequality within and among countries” (SDG 10) as one of the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs)57. Future research should investigate if the network structure of the global supply network locks in already existing inequalities. For ...
Early Childhood Development In South Africa: Inequality And Opportunity In South Africa the majority of young children are adversely impacted by a range of social and economic inequalities. Apartheid, along with the resultant socioeconomic inequalities, deprived most South African children of their fundam...
The debate over appropriate methods of reducing racial income and wealth inequalities in South Africa has thus far yielded two opposing schools of thought. 'Growth through redistribution' and 'redistribution through growth' make countervailing claims concerning the efficiency gains and losses attendant ...
11, Pages 3387-3406: Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adult Obesity Prevalence in South Africa: A Decomposition Analysis In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in low and middle income countries. However, there is limited research in these countries showing the prevalence and ...
Digital Gaps and Economic Inequalities in MENA Countries: An Empirical Investigation Chapter © 2022 Data availability The data for this research can be accessible at: https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/fvp5b222tf/1. Notes These countries are not listed here but are mentioned in Sect. 3 ...
Inequalities in levels of socio-economic development between different areas in a country occur all over the world. Various theories and models have been formulated to describe these inequalities. In the model of development regions, formulated by Friedmann in 1966, the national economy consists of ...
This study, for the first time in Iran, examined the prevalence of unmet needs for outpatient healthcare services and related socioeconomic inequalities among residents of informal settlements in Sanandaj city. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on informal settlements of Sanandaj city ...
Inequalities in levels of socio-economic development between different areas in a country occur all over the world. Various theories and models have been formulated to describe these inequalities. In the model of development regions, formulated by Friedmann in 1966, the national economy consists of ...
Thirteen years into democracy, South Africa is still facing deep-seated social and economic inequalities. The country's macro-economic policy fosters economic growth, which is essential for socio-economic development, but at the same time it also highlights the challenges required for development, ...