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| Local effects of new social-welfare policy on ageing in South Africa | | Author(s) | Robin L Oakley |
| Journal title | Southern African Journal of Gerontology, vol 7, no 1, April 1998 |
| Pages | pp 15-20 |
| Keywords | Pensions ; Social security benefits ; Social welfare ; Social policy ; Poor elderly ; Black people ; South Africa. |
| Annotation | New social welfare policy in South Africa purports to lessen racial inequalities in the distribution of state welfare for older citizens. In this study, the new policy is was analysed through an investigation of a coloured community (people of mixed ancestry) in Namaqualand in the Northern Cape Province, focusing on older people in a residential care home. Findings revealed that the new policy fails to consider poor older people who have few links with their family and/or community. It is suggested that the new policy, which invokes the concept of 'ubuntu' (the African ethos of caring and sharing) is only superficially different from past policy on state provision for older people. South Africans are required to provide financially for their retirement, despite evidence which shows that it is difficult for the majority to do so. Further research is called for to examine whether or not other communities experience similar effects of the new policy. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980710404 A |
| Classmark | JJ: JH: TY: TM2: F:W6: TKE: 7PM |
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