Social Welfare in South Africa

By Casey Megan Blomkamp

A large portion of the population of South Africa is made up of people who, due to

poverty, disability, old age and/or lack of education, rely solely on social assistance

provided by the government for their survival. The issue of the welfare state in terms

of responding to these issues has been subject to increasingly heated debates

especially with regard to long-term socio-economic improvements, moral obligations

and economic sustainability.

This dissertation generally explores the status of social welfare in South Africa, and

more specifically, South Africa's socio-economic status as a welfare state against

the backdrop of selected philosophical arguments used to justify and criticize

existing social welfare laws in South Africa, whilst keeping South Africa's unique

history in mind.

Although South Africa already has a detailed set of social welfare laws and policies,

the social and economic needs of the country are ever evolving and therefore it is

important that these laws and policies be constantly re-evaluated in order to ensure

that they are effective in addressing and meeting the changing socio-economic and

other demands.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1835710077
• ISBN13: 9781835710074
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Alihyd Hussain
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"