Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Township"
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Association of happiness and socio-economic variables in a South African Township
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2014)The study reported in this article explored the happiness status of residents in a South African township of Kwakwatsi. The study mainly investigates the relationship between subjective happiness and selected socio-economic ... -
Bank productivity and sources of efficiency change: a case of the four largest banks in South Africa
(Clute Institute [for academic research], 2013)The Malmquist productivity index was utilised to estimate the total factor productivity and productivity change of the four largest banks in South Africa for the period 1994 to 2010. Total factor productivity change can ... -
Determinants of the food security status of households receiving government grants in Kwakwatsi, South Africa
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)This study attempts to estimate the food security status and identify the determinants of food security among households receiving government grants in a township of Kwakwatsi, South Africa. The results are based on a ... -
Determinants of vulnerability to food insecurity in a South African township: a gender analysis
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)The results of a study reported in this article comparatively analyse the gender determinants of vulnerability to food insecurity in a South African township of Kwakwatsi, South Africa. The results are based on a household ... -
Determinants of wellbeing in a South African Township
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2014)Life evaluations capture a reflective assessment on a person’s life or some specific aspects of it. Given the relative lack of empirical work on subjective wellbeing (SWB) amongst residents in South African townships, this ... -
Determination of the factors affecting the food security status of households in Bophelong, South Africa
(Clute Institute [for academic research], 2013)This study investigates the food security status of households in the township of Bophelong, South Africa. The results are based on a household survey using questionnaires. A Logistic regression model was estimated based ... -
The impact of rising food prices on the households in a low income township in South Africa
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2012)Food prices in South Africa have increased significantly in recent years. The impact of these price increases on many residents remains largely unknown. The study reported here analyzed the perceptions of households in a ... -
Poverty in a South African township: the case of Kwakwatsi
(Academic Journals [© 2010 Academic Journals], 2012)South Africa’s world revered democratic transition lies more than a decade in the past, a period long enough to evaluate past achievements and challenges. The study reported here provides a snapshot like view of poverty ... -
Socio-economic determinants of poverty amongst female-headed households in a South African Township
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2012)The study reported here used household level data to analyse determinants of household poverty amongst female -headed households in a South African Township of Bophelong. Poverty is defined and then measured for the sampled ... -
Socio–economic determinants of household food expenditure in a low income township in South Africa
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2012)The study, on which this article is based analysed the impact of selected socio-economic characteristics on food expenditure patterns of a low-income township in South Africa. The results are based on a household survey ...