South Africa is currently experiencing high levels of poverty,
increasing unemployment and widening social and economic gaps
between the wealthy and poor of all racial groups. This study
focuses on four racially demarcated areas within the capital city,
Pretoria, and offers survey data and qualitative illustrations of
day-to-day hardship and ordinary people's efforts to sustain the
continuity of households and familial relations. Additionally,
attention is paid to descriptions of health and perceptions of the
post-apartheid state's commitment to transform the socio-economic
existences of indigent communities. It is shown that whilst sectors
of the poor acknowledge positive changes to their lives, many view
themselves as marginalised and disengaged from active forms of
citizen participation. The comparative focus on African,white,
coloured and Indian communities highlights particular challenges
and South African realities. This book will be of interest to
researchers working in the field of poverty and who wish to draw on
contemporary South African comparative case study material.
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