| Abstract: | In South Africa the division between rich and poor is greater than in any other country in the world for which statistics are available. The present book, which is the fruit of many years of work by a wide range of South Africans who have participated during the 1980s in the Second Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development in Southern Africa, focuses on that divide. Tackling the fact that in South Africa 'poverty is a profoundly political issue', the authors argue that without a fundamental redistribution of political power poverty will remain a central feature of the economy. At the same time they believe that much work can be done now that will make a significant difference not only to the lives of those who currently endure poverty but also to the quality of life in the longer term after political change has taken place. The first part of the book examines the pattern of poverty in South Africa; the second part analyses the causes of poverty; the third part proposes strategies against poverty. |
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