South African Rural Municipalities’ Innovation Lessons in Anti-poverty Policy Formulation, Assessment and Implementation

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ID22256552
AutoresTshililo Ruddy Farisani (0000-0002-8486-6965, Central University of Technology), Pfano Mashau (0000-0003-0490-1925, Durban University of Technology)
Año2025
Páginas1173-1191
Fecha de publicación2025-06-20
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaE-Journal of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2720-7722 • E-ISSN: 2720-7722
EditorialNoyam Publishers (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.38159/ehass.20256718
OpenAlexW4411484103
IdiomaEN
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Rural municipalities across the globe have endured an unprecedented wave of unforeseen disasters from floods, drought and the COVID-19 pandemic. Rural challenges associated with poor infrastructure and weak leadership in poor and developing countries to innovatively implement relevant policies meant to respond to disasters have often led to excessive poverty after such disasters. The objective of this article is to suggest processes and draw lessons of local and rural innovation in anti-poverty policy formulation, assessment and implementation from the two South African municipalities. The study utilized a qualitative research methodology, adhering to the interpretative paradigm. Social Network Analysis (SNA) and individual interviews were selected as the primary instruments for data collection from two rural municipalities. Data analysis was conducted using NVivo 12 software. The findings reveal that national policies are only as good (in their provision of resources during disasters and poverty alleviation) as their interpretations and implementation by the collective. The collective is the various institutions locally (e.g. local municipalities, local chiefs/traditional authority), nationally (e.g. DEDEAT) and internationally (e.g. Accenture). Thus, rural-based institutions such as local municipalities and NGOs are key in leading the policy assessment and implementation to manage disasters and alleviate poverty. This study’s contribution lies in the suggested rural innovative regulative processes (suggested rural innovative regulative processes that serve as lessons for other rural municipalities). Suggested regulative processes that other rural municipalities within South Africa and beyond may implement in responding to disasters that threaten the sustainability of local rural livelihoods. Keywords: National Policies, Local Regulations, Poverty, Assessment, Rural Innovative Processes

Agriculture · Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Globe · Livelihood · Political science · Poverty · Qualitative research · Rural area · Rural development · Rural management · Rural poverty · Social science · Sociology · Sustainability · Community Development and Social Impact · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Local Economic Development and Planning