Eating from one pot : the dynamics of survival in poor South African households

Eating from one pot the dynamics of survival in poor South African households

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As poverty and unemployment deepen in contemporary South Africa, the burning question becomes, how do the poor survive? Eating from One Pot provides a compelling answer. Based on intensive fieldwork, it shows how many African households are on the brink of collapse. That they keep going at all can l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Mosoetsa, Sarah, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Johannesburg : Wits University Press 2011.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Communal living > South Africa.
Poverty > South Africa.
Households > Economic aspects > South Africa.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009434180606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: 'Sharing the little I have with my family': the allocative rules of household resources and income
  • Chapter 2: 'My wife does not respect me anymore': unequal power dynamics in households
  • Chapter 3: 'I remain an ANC member, but …': civil society in Mpumalanga and Enhlalakahle
  • Chapter 4: Theoretical and Policy Implications
  • Conclusion: Poor households are fragile sites of stability
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • Back Cover.

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