Evaluating skills legislation: a lever to reduce poverty, inequality and unemployment
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Wildschut, T.Luescher, V.Reddy
KEYWORDS: INEQUALITY, POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-sept-2018/evaluating-skills-leglisation
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10612
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/12954
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/12954
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Abstract
Levels of poverty, inequality and unemployment remain alarming high in South Africa. This is despite political and policy intentions, interventions legislation and active labour market strategies. Can better skills legislation have an impact?-
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