Legal identity and access to the state in South Africa

Aimable Nsabimana, Michelle Pleace and Rachel M. Gisselquist

No wp-2024-54, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Legal identity is an important aspect of securing access to public services, such as education, healthcare, and social protection services, including child support grants. In the South African context, in the post-apartheid period, many poor South Africans benefited from well-organized civil registration services thanks to the systematic use of identity documents (ID), which reflect citizen registration in the country. South Africa today is considered to be a model in this area, with comparatively high levels of birth registration (near 90%).

Keywords: Migration; Public service delivery; South Africa; Inclusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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