Social Exclusion and Social Security: The Case of Zimbabwe

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Title:	Social Exclusion and Social Security: The Case of Zimbabwe
Author:	Kaseke, Edwin
Year:	2003
Periodical:	Journal of Social Development in Africa (ISSN 1012-1080)
Volume:	18
Issue:	1
Pages:	33-48
Language:	English
Notes:	biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:	Zimbabwe Southern Africa
Subjects:	social security Economics and Trade Labor and Employment sociology social inequality social welfare
Abstract:	The paper examines the problem of social exclusion in the provision of social security in Zimbabwe. After sketching a historical perspective of the problem of social exclusion in Zimbabwe, it is argued that social exclusion emanates largely from the orientation of social security which places emphasis on protecting persons employed in the formal sector. The reality in Zimbabwe, however, is that those employed in the formal sector constitute a small percentage of the population. Consequently, the majority are excluded from social security coverage. The paper also observes that there is a gender dimension to social exclusion as women are largely excluded from contributory social security schemes. The paper ends by calling for appropriate interventions in order to achieve inclusiveness in social security coverage. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract]