Making the connections between transport disadvantage and the social exclusion of low income populations in the Tshwane Region of South Africa

Karen Lucas

Journal of Transport Geography, 2011, vol. 19, issue 6, 1320-1334

Abstract: To date, the majority of studies which consider transport from a social exclusion perspective have been conducted in the context of the developed world where both income poverty and lack of transport are relative rather absolute states. In a unique departure from these previous studies, this paper explores the relationship between transport and social disadvantage in the development context, the key difference being that income poverty is absolute and where there is much lower access to both private and public transportation generally. Thus, it seeks to explore whether the concept of social exclusion remains valid, when it is the majority of the population that is experiencing transport and income poverty compared with the minority who do so in advanced economies.

Keywords: Transportation policy; Poverty; Disadvantage; Social exclusion; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2011.02.007

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