Overcoming poverty in old age
Social security provision in Lesotho, South Africa and Zimbabwe revisited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9974841 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jotham Dhemba (National University of Lesotho, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 816-827 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020872812446529 |
| OpenAlex | W2039832618 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
It is of grave concern that the syndrome of poverty in old age in Lesotho, South Africa and Zimbabwe continues in spite of the existence of formal social security provisions in these countries. The solution to this problem lies in transforming the existing social security schemes in order to ensure broad-based coverage of older persons
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| Citations per year | 0.42 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2023 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |