Social justice in South Africa

Govender, Jayanathan

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dc.creator	Govender, Jayanathan
dc.date	2016
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-28T19:08:55Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-28T19:08:55Z
dc.identifier	1519-6089
dc.identifier	https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=74247126004
dc.identifier.uri	https://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/242026
dc.description	"South Africa is the world’s most unequal country. Poverty and inequality, exacerbated by unemployment are the country’s foremost challenges. The present government has made significant progress regarding the provision of basic services and broadening the social wage. However, the unfortunate reality is that inequality grew since the advent of democracy over twenty years ago. This development runs contrary to the commitments of the South African Constitution and social policy provisions, thereby raising more serious questions of rights and social justice. The continuity, depth and breadth of inequality, including the extraordinary financial and social costs is linked to the legacy of apartheid. Inequality is structurally embedded spatially and economically. Crucially, inequality is also a function of access to opportunities and human development outcomes. The paper attempts a theoretical discussion of the relationship between inequality, poverty and unemployment, which requires greater input; identifies some barriers to transformation; and presents tentative approaches towards lowering inequality."
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
dc.relation	http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=742
dc.rights	Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais
dc.source	Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.16
dc.subject	Sociología
dc.subject	Policy
dc.subject	Inequality
dc.subject	Development
dc.subject	Unemployment
dc.subject	Social justice
dc.title	Social justice in South Africa
dc.type	artículo científico