Human capital development, poverty and income inequality in the Eastern Cape province

Q2 Social Sciences

Development Studies Research Pub Date : 2022-02-04 DOI:10.1080/21665095.2022.2032236

C. Moyo, Syden Mishi, R. Ncwadi

引用次数: 15

Abstract

ABSTRACT Despite the successful transition into democracy in South Africa, poverty and inequality levels remain consistently high for an upper-middle-income country. The pace of human capital development continues to be inadequate to solve the socio-economic challenges. The objective of the study is to examine the effect of human capital formation represented by education attainment, on poverty and inequality in the Eastern Cape province. Using the Pooled Mean Group (PMG) estimator, the study investigates the long-run relationship between the variables. The study found that an increase in human capital leads to a decline in poverty levels. However, human capital is positively related to income inequality which is an indication of unequal economic opportunities and inequality in the education system. The study recommends that policies be introduced to reduce inequality in schools. Community involvement in improving the quality of schools is of utmost importance. Education policies such as school choice may have contributed to education inequality.

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东开普省的人力资本发展、贫困和收入不平等

摘要尽管南非成功地向民主过渡，但作为一个中等偏上收入国家，贫困和不平等水平仍然居高不下。人力资本发展的步伐仍然不足以解决社会经济挑战。本研究的目的是考察以教育程度为代表的人力资本形成对东开普省贫困和不平等的影响。本研究使用集合均值群（PMG）估计量，研究了变量之间的长期关系。研究发现，人力资本的增加会导致贫困水平的下降。然而，人力资本与收入不平等呈正相关，这表明经济机会不平等和教育系统不平等。该研究建议采取政策来减少学校中的不平等现象。社区参与提高学校质量至关重要。择校等教育政策可能助长了教育不平等。

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Development Studies Research Social Sciences-Development

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3.20

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12 weeks

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