Social Welfare Policy in South Africa: From the Poor White Problem to a "Digitised Social Contract" - Hardcover

by Horman Chitonge (Author), Ntombifikile Mazibuko (Author)

Social Welfare Policy in South Africa examines the South African government's response to social welfare challenges during and after apartheid.

Author Biography

Horman Chitonge is an associate professor and the head of African Studies at the Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town. He holds a Ph.D. in development studies from the University of Natal. He has published extensively on issues of water, agrarian political economy, poverty, and social welfare. His recent publications include Economic Growth in Africa (2015), Beyond Parliament (2016), and Customary Land in Africa (2018).

Ntombifikile Mazibuko is an emeritus professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and is currently supervising and mentoring postgraduate students in social work and social policy. She holds a Ph.D. in social work from the University of Illinois. She served as a professor and deputy vice chancellor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and as vice chancellor at the University of Zululand. She has published extensively on welfare and social policy.