Going for broke: The fate of farm workers in arid South Africa Cape Town:Human Sciences Research Council ,2007 9780796921765

Abstract

Doreen Atkinson's book on the fate of farm workers and dwellers in South Africa is a highly relevant and very welcome publication. Among the poor, marginalised groups in South Africa, this one has received the least attention from policy-makers so far, and it is precisely to the latter that Atkinson addresses her work. One can only hope that the public debate on the plight of farm workers and dwellers that briefly erupted in South Africa following the murder of Eugene Terreblanche will trigger a more enduring interest in the issue among policy-makers at different levels of government.