Strengthening institutional safety nets in South Africa: Shareing Operation Hunger's insights and experiences

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dc.creatorBreslin, Edward D.
dc.creatorDelius, Peter
dc.creatorMadrid, Carlos
dc.date1997
dc.date2024-11-21T09:57:00Z
dc.date2024-11-21T09:57:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:08:08Z
dc.descriptionPoverty and malnutrition are significant problems in South Africa. The vast majority of poor people in the country are black and live in rural areas (RDP 1995; SALDRU 1994). Unemployment in South Africa is extremely high, female-headed households and black children are particularly vulnerable, and basic services are inadequate.' The poorest segments of South African society are overwhelmingly dependent upon a mix of social pensions, remittances, low wages, piece jobs, and, to a small extent, agricultural production. The nutritional situation in South Africa is as alarming. Estimates vary, but it is generally recognized that the levels of stunting among the poorest in South Africa are between 30 and 40 percent of children below the age of five years, while between 20 and 35 percent of children in the same age range are considered underweight (RDP 1995, 23; Breslin 1994a).
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/161647
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95596
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBreslin, Edward D.; Delius, Peter; Madrid, Carlos. 1997. Strengthening institutional safety nets in South Africa: Shareing Operation Hunger's insights and experiences. In Achieving food security in southern Africa: new challenges, new opportunities. Haddad, Lawrence James (Ed.) Chapter 10 Pp. 279-308. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161647
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjecteconomic aspects
dc.subjectcongresses
dc.subjectfood supply
dc.subjectstatistics
dc.subjecteconomic situation
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectsocial safety nets
dc.subjectsocial welfare
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.titleStrengthening institutional safety nets in South Africa: Shareing Operation Hunger's insights and experiences
dc.typeBook Chapter

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