The gendered character of welfare
Reconsidering vulnerability and violence in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3614916 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jelena Vidojević (0000-0002-9363-2239, The Think Tank on Government and Public Policy (GAPP), Johannesburg, South Africa), Ivor Chipkin (0000-0002-3623-2351, The Think Tank on Government and Public Policy (GAPP), Johannesburg, South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 472-487 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0253-3952 • E-ISSN: 1940-7874 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02533952.2021.1992878 |
| OpenAlex | W3209604396 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
This paper considers the ANC government’s approach to welfare and, in particular, its de facto rejection of a Universal Basic Income Grant. In the first part of this essay we argue that the current welfare model in SA is underpinned by a naive conception of the South African economy as potentially fast-growing and labour absorbing across all skills types. In the second part of this essay, we consider the gendered character of welfare and of unemployment arguing that under current conditions young men are effectively excluded from social protection. We propose that this situation interrupts the transition to male adulthood and fuels violence against women and children. We conclude by proposing that a Universal Basic Income Grant is necessary under conditions of mass, structural unemployment and widespread 'waithood'
Basic income · Computer security · De facto · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Market economy · Political science · Poverty · Sociology · Unemployment · Welfare · Human Rights and Development · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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The Price of Inequality
The new black middle class in South Africa
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Women in Employment in South Africa
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |