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An analysis of experiences and meanings that community members have attached to the South African government’s neoliberal and privatisation policies in historically disadvantaged suburbs.

dc.contributor.advisorIsaacs, Dean Lee.
dc.contributor.advisorBobat, Shaida.
dc.contributor.advisorReuben, Shanya.
dc.contributor.authorMashalane, Nkgere Sharon.
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-08T13:54:44Z
dc.date.available2024-02-08T13:54:44Z
dc.date.created2022
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionMasters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.
dc.description.abstractThis research aimed to explore the experiences and meanings that community members have attached to the South African government’s neoliberal and privatisation policies in historically disadvantaged suburbs. This study sought to understand how community members of Wentworth make sense of neoliberal and privatisation tactics. Using a qualitative research design, the study further sought to understand how the privatisation of basic services makes community members feel. Participants were community members of Wentworth, a suburb of the city of Durban, who have been residents in the community for more than ten years. Participants were selected using snowball sampling, and the researcher used semi-structured interviews to solicit points of view from the participants on their experiences of the privatisation of basic services in their area. Data was analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The analysis produced the following themes: unemployment, unsafe communities, poverty-stricken homes, government shortcomings, not having a place to call home, and dissatisfaction with life. The research revealed that the residents’ understanding of these changes were strongly influenced by the injustices of the past, which now manifest as class instead of race. Recommendations for practical implications and future research were made.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.29086/10413/22681
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10413/22681
dc.language.isoen
dc.subject.otherPrivatisation policies--South Africa.
dc.subject.otherDisadvantaged suburbs--South Africa.
dc.subject.otherWentworth community--KwaZulu-Natal.
dc.titleAn analysis of experiences and meanings that community members have attached to the South African government’s neoliberal and privatisation policies in historically disadvantaged suburbs.
dc.typeThesis
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