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Pensions and development
— social security as complementary to programmes of reconstruction and development | | Author(s) | Elisabeth Ardington, Frances Lund |
| Journal title | Development Southern Africa, vol 12, no 4, August 1995 |
| Pages | pp 557-577 |
| Keywords | Pensions ; Social security benefits ; Income [older people] ; Economics ; Demography ; South Africa. |
| Annotation | The transition to democratic government has brought with it an urgent concern for overcoming the poverty and inequality which have beset South Africa, and has led to the planning of ambitious programmes such as the Reconstruction and Development Programme. This article examines the extent to which social security payments are antithetical to the objectives of development programmes, based on a secondary analysis of data collected by Data Research Africa (DRA) for an income and expenditure study of KwaZulu. It gives a demographic profile of the sample; looks at income levels, sources of income and income by area; and makes a detailed consideration of the old age pension and household income. The authors conclude that social security should continue to support those who cannot support themselves. In the longer term, it may be possible to reduce emphasis on state-provided pensions; and the economy may grow to the point where most people can make provision for their families and for their own retirement. Much depends on education, the ability to find employment, and the level of salary. |
| Accession Number | CPA-960923019 A |
| Classmark | JJ: JH: JF: W: S8: 7PM * |
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