South Africa has made significant progress with some of the sustainable development goal targets. But with others its lagging far behind.
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There are strong parallels between the Trump administration’s policy on immigrant families and the 19th century’s ‘New’ Poor Laws of England, whose cruelty was illuminated by writer Charles Dickens.
Australia’s business-as-usual plan will not be enough to achieve our 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
The latest World Bank report on South Africa addresses solutions to the country’s economic challenges.
Mental distress, addiction, debt, family dysfunction and abuse are all problems to be milked for profit.
A newish method called the multidimensional poverty index is revealing new insights into the South Africa’s poverty.
What is a hero? If President Macron really likes heroes, shouldn’t he revise his idea of what he calls “economic migrants”?
The positive energy that’s greeted the new South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, will turn to protest if economic challenges are not addressed quickly.
Poverty rates across the suburban landscape have increased by 50 percent since 1990. This suburbanization of poverty is one of the most important demographic trends of the last 50 years.
Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Conny Lenneberg on Newstart, poverty and inequality
Executive Director of Brotherhood of St Laurence Conny Lenneberg spoke to The Conversation about the inequality created by the low level of Newstart, which hasn't been boosted for many years.
South Africa’s land reform debate must not lose sight of the real issue: how to provide enough food to feed its people.
Those tasked with sustaining peace must address economic, social and cultural rights to stand any chance of succeeding.
If programs don’t challenge the structural causes of gender inequality, microfinance will just continue to reinforce poverty and inequality.
The diamonds and dollars soon disappear from view.
Cutting the program formerly known as food stamps would hurt low-income Americans and the whole economy.
As Addis Ababa develops into a modern city, beggars are increasingly being treated like public nuisances and criminals.
African business schools can benefit from the rigourous process offered by global rankings and accreditations.
A new program uses tax incentives to encourage investors to help revitalize low-income communities. Research on similar programs from the past suggest it doesn’t work to reduce poverty.
Mandela’s reconciliation message may have partly reflected his view of the world. But it was also a product of his party, the ANC.
The majority of South Africans are separated from the wealthy and formal-sector employed minority.
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Associate professor at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
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Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
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Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Distinguished Research Fellow, Human Sciences Research Council
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Senior Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council
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Professor of Economics, University of Copenhagen
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Chair professor, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Senior Director, Transformation Strategies Department, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CGIAR System Organization
