Report on Incentive Structures of SocialAssistance Grants in South Africa

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the following people/organisations for their invaluable contributions to this study:-Prof. Paul Spicker, for his research, assistance and contribution to Chapter 2.-Dr. Stephen Rule, for his contribution in Chapter 3 on the Literature review.-Jan Vorster, for his quantitative research on Incentive Structures of Social Assistance Grants inSouth Africa (Chapter 4).-Prof. Robert Walker, for his invaluable advice throughout the process, participation in workshops,inputs on the literature review and valuable comments on the structure of the report.-Rohan Stadler, for his research assistance.-Anna van den Berg, Thabani Buthelezi and Thilde Stevens from the Department of SocialDevelopment.-Access for their valuable contribution through a submission.-All other people who contributed information.While appreciating your input and support, the author accepts full responsibility for the researchresults.

Mark SteeleJuly 2006