Impact of Local Economic Development Programmes on Livelihood: Evidence from Mpumalanga, South Africa

Ogujiuba Kanayo, Portia Ndlovu and Isaac Agholor
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Ogujiuba Kanayo: School of Development Studies, University of Mpumalanga, South Africa
Portia Ndlovu: School of Development Studies, University of Mpumalanga, South Africa
Isaac Agholor: School of Development Studies, University of Mpumalanga, South Africa

International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 2021, vol. 11, issue 4, 105-114

Abstract: Extraordinary levels of unemployment, poverty and inequality perseveres in South Africa, which in itself is a risk for economic development. Initiatives such as Local Economic Development (LED), globally acknowledged, have been adopted to solve the crisis. LED in its simplest practice is about local people uniting to achieve a better quality of life. Nevertheless, effects of LED are still contentious in developing economies and especially South Africa because of the increased level of poverty amongst supposed beneficiaries of LED. This article evaluates the impact of a LED initiative (EPWP) on reducing the triple challenges facing South Africa. A mixed method approach and a paired-sample t-test was performed to determine the effect of LED. Between time 1 (M=17.91, SD=2.68) to time 2 (M=20.06, SD=3.43, t(44)=5.1429, P

Keywords: EPWP; LED; Livelihood; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O20 O21 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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