Development, social policy and community action : lessons from below / edited by Leila Patel & Marianne S. Ulriksen.

Includes index

The interplay between citizens, the community, and the state for development -- Doornkop in perspective, context and approach -- Social assistance and electoral choice, a citizen perspective -- Impact of the child support grant, a micro analysis of social justice and the child support grant -- How the CSG works to promote women's empowerment and child wellbeing in Doornkop, Soweto -- How does the child support grant affect father participation in parenting? -- Solidarity in the Doornkop community, how state interventions affect Ubuntu -- Needs, strategies, and services for poulations at risk, mental healthcare for women -- The lived realities of young mothers in Doornkop -- Young people's experiences of accessing post-secondary education -- Resources and barriers to young people's labour market participation -- Reflections on research intended to promote development -- Learning from below, implications for welfare research, policy, and practice