Indigenous Welfare and Community-Based Social Development

Lessons from African Innovations

Bibliographic Data

ID6076656
AuthorsLeila Patel (0000-0003-2499-820X, University of Johannesburg, corresponding author), Edwell Kaseke (University of the Witwatersrand), Jonathan Midgley (0000-0003-0073-2087, University of California, Berkeley), James Midgley (0009-0009-0745-7533)
Year2012
Volume20
Issue1-2
Pages12-31
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10705422.2012.644217
OpenAlexW2056597261
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited27

Although indigenous community-based welfare practices have historically promoted social well-being in African communities, their contribution has seldom been recognized. Because these practices play a major role in social development, they should be more effectively integrated with formal social development programs. Three examples of community-based social development innovations in Southern African countries, which integrate traditional cooperative practices with formal programs, are discussed, and lessons are drawn for other countries

Community development · Economic growth · Economics · Indigenous · Political science · Social change · Social Welfare · Sociology · Welfare · Community Development and Social Impact · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Social Work · Ecology

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