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Staking a claim: law, inequality and the city in South Africa

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The adoption of socio-economic rights in the post-apartheid constitution has given activists new tools to influence the development of economic policy. This article examines how – in the context of inequality and deprivation – urban communities, the residents of informal settlements, and civil society litigants have used these tools to reshape post-apartheid urban housing policy ‘from below’. It argues that this model of action provides a powerful example of popular work to combat widening inequality in the present conjuncture, operating to remake neoliberal state policy in a way that better responds to the experiences and needs of South Africa’s urban poor.

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  • Julian Brown, 2021. "Staking a claim: law, inequality and the city in South Africa," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(169), pages 385-402, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:48:y:2021:i:169:p:385-402
    DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2021.1940123
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