Rural Livelihoods and Rural Development in South Africa: The Case of the Eastern Cape Province ; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Abstract; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Table 1: Village case study on cattle holdings; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Bibliography; Index
Summary
The book draws on a broad phenomenological approach to understanding why the post-apartheid government's top-down approaches has failed to alleviate poverty in South Africa. It provides an examination of the bottom-up approach to poverty alleviation by pointing out the vulnerability, capability and capacity of the rural people to cope and develop sustainable livelihoods approaches dependent on their available resources and networking relationships
