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In South Africa the legacy of apartheid still lingers. It is most evident in the income disparity between white and black populations. The mean income of South African blacks (here the term “black” does not include those of colored [mixed race] or Indian descent) has increased at a greater rate in real terms since 1994 compared to other ethnic groups in the country. Nonetheless, the mean expenditure per black household is still approximately five times lower than that of a white household (Ozler 2007). Whilst a single measure cannot hold the complexity of the lived experience of a nation, it remains a fair indicator of the continuing economic disparity.
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Costandius, E. et al. (2015). Stumbling over the First Hurdle? Exploring Notions of Critical Citizenship. In: Davies, M., Barnett, R. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137378057_32
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