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The over-indebtedness of public servants in South Africa
The global financial crisis of 2008 revealed the substantial over-indebtedness of households across many countries. Over-indebtedness of households is the outcome of the policy of financial liberalisation and deregulation since the 1970s. The consumers who are most likely to become over-indebted are...
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| author | Mwase, Joseph (Joe) Ndala |
| author2 | Alhassan, Abdul Latif |
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| description | The global financial crisis of 2008 revealed the substantial over-indebtedness of households across many countries. Over-indebtedness of households is the outcome of the policy of financial liberalisation and deregulation since the 1970s. The consumers who are most likely to become over-indebted are employees who earn regular salaries and wages. This paper studies the over-indebtedness of public servants in South Africa. The concept of over-indebtedness is described, as a structural condition of a consumer that experiences financial is unable to repay credit commitments. This paper briefly describes the evolution of consumer credit and discusses the causes and consequences of overindebtedness. The study evaluates the level of over-indebtedness of public servants in South Africa applying three quantitative measures: the ratio of credit repayments to income, the number of credit commitments held by the consumer and the indebtedness index. The analysis uses a very large sample of credit records for public servants that were obtained from a credit bureau shows interesting findings. The overall findings show that majority of public servants in South Africa are over-indebted. The indebtedness index estimates that at least fifty-four (54%) of public servants in South Africa are over-indebted. Although the study did not include any statistical test of significance, the findings of the study are significant given the large sample size. The result should be treated as valid and exploratory. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/27751 The over-indebtedness of public servants in South Africa Mwase, Joseph (Joe) Ndala Alhassan, Abdul Latif Development Finance The global financial crisis of 2008 revealed the substantial over-indebtedness of households across many countries. Over-indebtedness of households is the outcome of the policy of financial liberalisation and deregulation since the 1970s. The consumers who are most likely to become over-indebted are employees who earn regular salaries and wages. This paper studies the over-indebtedness of public servants in South Africa. The concept of over-indebtedness is described, as a structural condition of a consumer that experiences financial is unable to repay credit commitments. This paper briefly describes the evolution of consumer credit and discusses the causes and consequences of overindebtedness. The study evaluates the level of over-indebtedness of public servants in South Africa applying three quantitative measures: the ratio of credit repayments to income, the number of credit commitments held by the consumer and the indebtedness index. The analysis uses a very large sample of credit records for public servants that were obtained from a credit bureau shows interesting findings. The overall findings show that majority of public servants in South Africa are over-indebted. The indebtedness index estimates that at least fifty-four (54%) of public servants in South Africa are over-indebted. Although the study did not include any statistical test of significance, the findings of the study are significant given the large sample size. The result should be treated as valid and exploratory. 2018-04-05T09:10:42Z 2018-04-05T09:10:42Z 2017 Master Thesis Masters MCom http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27751 eng application/pdf Research of GSB Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Development Finance Mwase, Joseph (Joe) Ndala The over-indebtedness of public servants in South Africa |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The over-indebtedness of public servants in South Africa |
| title_full | The over-indebtedness of public servants in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | The over-indebtedness of public servants in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The over-indebtedness of public servants in South Africa |
| title_short | The over-indebtedness of public servants in South Africa |
| title_sort | over indebtedness of public servants in south africa |
| topic | Development Finance |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27751 |
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