Social assistance in South Africa: Its potential impact on poverty. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies at the Institute for Social Development, University of the Western Cape Supervisors: Prof. P. le Roux and Prof. R. Botman (Full text version but printed in smaller fonts) written by: Claudia Haarmann e-mail:
[email protected] date: 30.08.2000 Acknowledgments II Acknowledgments I would like to use this opportunity to thank my promoters Pieter le Roux and Russel Botman for their extraordinary help, support and encouraging friendship during the whole process of this research. Many thanks to COSATU for initiating this research and for the debate about a comprehensive social security system in South Africa. Special thanks to the members of the reference group for their com- mitment: Oupa Bodibe, Kenneth Creamer, Neil Coleman, Sandy Liebenberg, Neva Makgetla, Ravi Naidoo, Viviene Taylor and Eddie Webster. The discussions, inputs and invaluable comments at the workshops were key to the success of this project. Thanks to Conrad Barberton, Jacqui Boulle, Kenneth Creamer, Tania Flood, Ute and Hanns Hedrich- Lessing, Sandy Liebenberg, Johann Magerman, and Alison Tilley. First of all for their very special friendship, but also for many critical discussions on the topic which were so essential for the research. Thanks to Murray Leibbrandt and James Midgley for making time to discuss the research and for their highly appreciated comments. To the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Welfare, Cassim Saloojee: Thanks for the friend- ship, trust and encouragement throughout the process.