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Sometimes you don’t make enough money to buy food: An analysis of South African street waste pickers income

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  • Catherina J. Schenck
  • Kotie J. M. M. Viljoen
  • Phillip F. Blaauw

Abstract

One of the aims of the National Development Plan (NDP) is the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequality (NPC, 2011, p. 354). To ensure that “individuals are engaged in meaningful activity, and vulnerable groups and citizens are protected from the worst effects of poverty†, effective policies are needed (National Planning Commission, 2011, p. […]

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  • Catherina J. Schenck & Kotie J. M. M. Viljoen & Phillip F. Blaauw, 2016. "Sometimes you don’t make enough money to buy food: An analysis of South African street waste pickers income," Working Papers 62, Economic Research Southern Africa.
  • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:62
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    1. D.A. Kendrick & H.M. Amman & M.P. Tucci, 2008. "Learning About Learning in Dynamic Economic Models," Working Papers 08-20, Utrecht School of Economics.
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    Keywords

    Development Economics; inequality; waste management;
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    JEL classification:

    • E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment
    • E26 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Informal Economy; Underground Economy
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

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