Social welfare policies and child poverty in South Africa: a microsimulation model on the child support grant

The study assessed the extent of child poverty in South Africa using five different policy scenarios, and modelled the impact on poverty and inequalities of people living in households with children using the Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) index of poverty measurement, including poverty rate P0, (head...

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Main Author: Dinbabo, Mulugeta Fitamo
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_9672_1319799611