fighting poverty in South Africa: a civil society reader



	About this book This resource book is based on research conducted by NALEDI as an attempt to broaden an understanding of and explore issues around poverty and the strategies needed for the eradication of poverty and economic development in South Africa. This publication seeks to improve civic participation in debating and engaging on policy issues. The book comments that the debate often involves elite members of government, business, and multilateral institutes and even from civil society. To download the modules of the Fighting poverty in South Africa book you will need acrobat reader. Download acrobat here. Module 1 - People, policies and poverty Module 2 - Approaches to understanding poverty Module 3 - Measuring poverty and inequality Module 4 - Role of government in poverty eradication Module 5 - Economic growth, redistribution and poverty Module 6 - Globalisation and poverty Module 7 - Taking action Supplementary module - Delivering public services to the poor Title pages Bibliography Resources These resources are compressed in zip files to allow quick download time. You can download a decompress program here. Debating the development path in South Africa Poverty and inequality trends in South Africa International perspectives on poverty Taking action in South Africa Understanding economics Acknowledgements Contact us: Ebrahim Khalil Hassen Senior researcher NALEDI Tel: 27-11-403-2122 Fax: 27-11-403-1948