- Title
- Vulnerability and poverty dynamics in rural areas of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
- Creator
- Baiyegunhi, Lloyd J S
- Creator
- Fraser, Gavin C G
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date Issued
- 2011
- Date
- 2011
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/473079
- Identifier
- vital:77604
- Identifier
- https://www.ajol.info/index.php/gjds/article/view/74661
- Description
- If the aim of studying poverty is not only improving the well-being of households who are currently poor, but also preventing people from becoming poor in the future, a new forward looking perspective must be adopted. This study analyses determinants of household poverty dynamics in rural areas of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa using a panel dataset on a representative sample of 300 rural households in the Amathole District Municipality. The result of the study shows a significant flow in and out of poverty, which is a sign of vulnerability. While 63% of the sampled households are poor (ex post), while 48% are vulnerable to becoming poor (ex ante) in future. The result of the probit model indicates that age, level of education and household heads’ occupation, dependency ratio, remittance/diversified income base, exposure to idiosyncratic risks and access to credit are statistically significant in explaining households’ vulnerability to poverty. Implications for policy are discussed.
- Format
- 16 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Ghana Journal of Development Studies
- Relation
- Baiyegunhi, L.J.S. and Fraser, G.C.G., 2011. Vulnerability and poverty dynamics in rural areas of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Ghana Journal of Development Studies, 8(2), pp.84-100
- Relation
- Ghana Journal of Development Studies volume 8 number 2 84 100 2011 0855-6768
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- Rights
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