Here to work: the socioeconomic characteristics of informal dwellers in post-apartheid South Africa

被引:46
作者
Hunter, Mark [1 ,2 ]
Posel, Dorrit [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
[2] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Sch Dev Studies, Durban, South Africa
关键词
employment; household; informal settlements; South Africa;
D O I
10.1177/0956247811433537
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Government policy towards informal settlements in south africa reflects a tension between two approaches: recognizing the legitimacy of informal settlements and aggressively removing these so-called "slums".(1) drawing on nationally representative household survey data and interviews with 25 individuals relocated from an informal settlement to a "transit camp", this paper argues that more detailed attention should be paid to the changing connection between housing, household formation and work. Whereas cities in the apartheid era were marked by relatively stable industrial labour and racially segregated family housing, today the location and nature of informal dwellings are consistent with two important trends: demographic shifts, including towards smaller more numerous households, and employment shifts, including a move from permanent to casual and from formal to informal work. This study is therefore able to substantiate in more detail a longstanding insistence by informal settlement residents that they live where they do for reasons vital to their everyday survival. The paper also highlights the limitations of relocations not only to urban peripheries but also to other parts of cities, and it underscores the importance of upgrading informal settlements through in situ development.
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页码:285 / 304
页数:20
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