Labour, Migrancy and Urbanization in South Africa and India, 1900—60

Bonner, Phil

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“…People from the ‘Thanda’ mentioned that seasonal migration is high in the area as majority of them are marginal farmers and landless agricultural labourers. It is worth mentioning here that seasonal migration does supplement investable surplus, when cash needs are high and sources of institutional borrowings are few (Afsar, 2011; Bonner, 2009; Chant, 1998; Eswarappa, 2007b, 2015; Maharjan, Bauer, & Beatrice Knerr, 2012; McDuie-Ra, 2012; Pattanaik, 2009; Sah & Sisodia, 2004; Samal & Dhyani, 2007; Shah, 2006; Sharma, 2008; Sinha et al, 2002). One respondent stated that they were helpless and there was no way except to migrate to other areas.…”

Section: Livelihoods Of Adivasis: Discussionmentioning

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Livelihoods, Poverty and Development of Adivasis: Reflections from a Village in South India

Kasi

2017

Contemporary Voice of Dalit

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The terms ‘livelihoods’, ‘poverty’ and ‘development’ have different meanings in different societies and people. Development implies a better quality of life and enahancement of opportunities, and better access to assets and services to marginal communities: particularly the Adivasis, women and other marginalized communities. Developing its theoretical framework around the existing literature on the issues, this article argues that prevailing factional politics and apathy on the part of the governing agency are preventing the marginalized groups from adequately benefitting from the developmental interventions. Keeping in view the aforementioned argument, an empirical study was conducted in a tribal settlement in South India in order to understand the implications of different developmental interventions initiated both by the state and NGOs to improve the lives and livelihoods of marginalized groups. On the basis of this argument, this article has sought to raise policy questions pertinent to both the policymakers and practitioners on the efficacy of policies related to vulnerable groups.

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Section: Livelihoods Of Adivasis: Discussionmentioning

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Livelihoods, Poverty and Development of Adivasis: Reflections from a Village in South India

Kasi

2017

Contemporary Voice of Dalit

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“…informal settlement within and around South Africa's towns and cities had, again, been largely eradicated (Bonner, 2009). The remaining black urban dwellers, employed to serve the white's interests, were forced to live in formal townships and hostels (Popke, 2000).…”

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Disaster Management in South Africa’s Informal Settlements: Policy, Practice and Covid-19 Implications

Mntambo¹,

Adebayo²

2022

JICBE

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The rise of informal settlements in the global south during the latter part of the twentieth century led to the role of disaster management being recognized as a crucial aspect of urban planning. As a result of this, the United Nations called for all the world’s governments to develop and integrate proactive and preventative disaster management policies into their respective countries’ development plans while integrating informal settlements in their urban planning initiatives in a bid to create inclusive cities. South Africa, being one of the countries that are heavily impacted by informal settlements, was swift to embrace these international recommendations, especially from a policy making perspective. The implementation of these policies has however been overshadowed by lacklustre government performance with respect to reducing the disaster risks associated with informal settlements or the inclusion of these areas in urban development. (hazards and lack of services aggravating disaster vulnerability) This article, therefore, explores the policy-practice realities that have given birth to the challenges faced by South Africa’s post-apartheid disaster management initiatives, especially with regard to the disaster vulnerability of informal settlement dwellers. By assessing how international best practice recommendations have influenced the country’s disaster management policy, the article proceeds to analyse the implementation inadequacies that have induced the existing policy-practice disjuncture, and the resultant safety and socio-economic concerns that arise for the country’s informal settlement dwellers. Also, with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic triggering a state of national disaster in the country, the article analyses the aggravated vulnerability of contacting and spreading of the virus amongst informal settlement residents, along with the socio-economic implications that the national lockdown restrictions have had on these areas. The findings of this article suggest that, although South Africa’s disaster management policy and legislation has comprehensively developed the necessary guidelines for all the spheres of government to play their respective roles in the country’s disaster reduction and recovery initiatives, Information from the government’s databases suggests that the implementation of risk preventative disaster management approaches has been extremely sporadic in informal settlements, despite these areas accounting for 75 per cent of where the country’s disasters events take place. Findings also suggest that South Africa’s informal settlement dwellers have been the hardest hit by the Covid-19 disaster, intensifying the levels of exclusion in these areas.

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Entitlement, Deprivation, and Basic Services: Everyday Experience of Dalit Migrants with the State

Pankaj

2023

Springer Series in Social Work and Social Change

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Labour, Migrancy and Urbanization in South Africa and India, 1900—60

Cited by 5 publications

References 21 publications

Livelihoods, Poverty and Development of Adivasis: Reflections from a Village in South India

Livelihoods, Poverty and Development of Adivasis: Reflections from a Village in South India

Disaster Management in South Africa’s Informal Settlements: Policy, Practice and Covid-19 Implications

Entitlement, Deprivation, and Basic Services: Everyday Experience of Dalit Migrants with the State

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