Abstract
The democratic government of South Africa has adopted a developmental framework and isaspiring towards being a developmental state (Department of Social Development, 2006a:2).However, the aspiration to become a developmental state is being seriously questioned in view ofthe increasing gap between the rich and the poor over the country’s thirteen years of democracy.Although it was expected that it would take a considerable time to eradicate the legacy of the past(RSA, 2006:5) it is a matter of great concern that the levels of poverty and inequality are on theincrease in South Africa. Although South Africa’s neo-liberal macro-economic policy contributedto an economic growth rate of 4,9% in 2006 (RSA, 2007a:5), the policy is criticised for notsufficiently achieving economic development. The social welfare sector is one area in which themacro-economic policy impacts on government’s responsibility for, and accountability to, thevulnerable and the marginalised in society.
Highlights
The democratic government of South Africa has adopted a developmental framework and is aspiring towards being a developmental state (Department of Social Development, 2006a:2)
It is too early to evaluate the impact of the policy on the outcomes of social development from a beneficiary perspective, it is possible to analyse the impact of the policy on how it positions and re-orientates the social welfare sector, and in particular NGOs, for implementing developmental social services, in partnership with government, to achieve social development goals
The Policy on Financial Awards to Service Providers (2005) brought with it a significant shift in welfare policy in order to accommodate the developmental approach to social welfare, there are still major challenges ahead in order to “develop a uniform framework for the financing of social service programmes” (Department of Social Development, 2006a:42) that could deliver on the achievement of social development goals
Summary
The democratic government of South Africa has adopted a developmental framework and is aspiring towards being a developmental state (Department of Social Development, 2006a:2). It is too early to evaluate the impact of the policy on the outcomes of social development from a beneficiary perspective, it is possible to analyse the impact of the policy on how it positions and re-orientates the social welfare sector, and in particular NGOs, for implementing developmental social services, in partnership with government, to achieve social development goals.
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