Household structure and child well-being: evidence from KwaZulu-Natal

Before 1994 the policy of apartheid in South Africa had systematically denied the majority of the population access to resources through legal restrictions on mobility, property rights, and residential location (Thompson 1990). South African industry fulfilled labor requirements in key industries la...

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Autores principales: Maluccio, John A., Thomas, Duncan, Haddad, Lawrence J.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157514
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Thomas, Duncan
Haddad, Lawrence J.
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description Before 1994 the policy of apartheid in South Africa had systematically denied the majority of the population access to resources through legal restrictions on mobility, property rights, and residential location (Thompson 1990). South African industry fulfilled labor requirements in key industries largely using migrant laborers—mostly men—who worked in one place while their families resided elsewhere. As a result, many South African families have been characterized as “double-rooted,” with one root in the poorer, more rural areas designated for blacks relying on income from the other root in the higher-income, urban, industrial, and mining areas. In 1993 one in four of all black South African households were dependent on remittance income (Carter and May 1999). Moreover, it is estimated that more than 50 percent of all black children age six and under were not living with their father, and 15 percent of these children were also not living with their mother.
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spelling CGSpace1575142025-04-08T18:30:20Z Household structure and child well-being: evidence from KwaZulu-Natal Maluccio, John A. Thomas, Duncan Haddad, Lawrence J. property women gender developing countries economic theories household budget household consumption nutrition farming systems legal system policies education health empowerment agricultural technology agricultural growth child care property rights natural resources management agricultural policies technology transfer drought vegetables fisheries children Before 1994 the policy of apartheid in South Africa had systematically denied the majority of the population access to resources through legal restrictions on mobility, property rights, and residential location (Thompson 1990). South African industry fulfilled labor requirements in key industries largely using migrant laborers—mostly men—who worked in one place while their families resided elsewhere. As a result, many South African families have been characterized as “double-rooted,” with one root in the poorer, more rural areas designated for blacks relying on income from the other root in the higher-income, urban, industrial, and mining areas. In 1993 one in four of all black South African households were dependent on remittance income (Carter and May 1999). Moreover, it is estimated that more than 50 percent of all black children age six and under were not living with their father, and 15 percent of these children were also not living with their mother. 2003 2024-10-24T12:50:26Z 2024-10-24T12:50:26Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157514 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Maluccio, John; Thomas, Duncan; Haddad, Lawrence James. 2003. Household structure and child well-being: evidence from KwaZulu-Natal. In Household decisions, gender, and development: a synthesis of recent research. Quisumbing, Agnes R., ed. Chapter 18. Pp. 121-130. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157514
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women
gender
developing countries
economic theories
household budget
household consumption
nutrition
farming systems
legal system
policies
education
health
empowerment
agricultural technology
agricultural growth
child care
property rights
natural resources management
agricultural policies
technology transfer
drought
vegetables
fisheries
children
Maluccio, John A.
Thomas, Duncan
Haddad, Lawrence J.
Household structure and child well-being: evidence from KwaZulu-Natal
title Household structure and child well-being: evidence from KwaZulu-Natal
title_full Household structure and child well-being: evidence from KwaZulu-Natal
title_fullStr Household structure and child well-being: evidence from KwaZulu-Natal
title_full_unstemmed Household structure and child well-being: evidence from KwaZulu-Natal
title_short Household structure and child well-being: evidence from KwaZulu-Natal
title_sort household structure and child well being evidence from kwazulu natal
topic property
women
gender
developing countries
economic theories
household budget
household consumption
nutrition
farming systems
legal system
policies
education
health
empowerment
agricultural technology
agricultural growth
child care
property rights
natural resources management
agricultural policies
technology transfer
drought
vegetables
fisheries
children
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157514
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