Reviewing Theories of Labor Economics and Applications in Developing Countries with Special Reference to Sudan

Labor wages, employment rates, strategies and policies are completely ignored if not totally missing in Sub Saharan Africa. That represents a potential reason for poverty and popular discontent and expressed by rebellions, revolts and civil uprisings in many countries as we have seen in the past years. Lack of potential policies and correct management measures are related to ignorance, good-governance or corruption in those regimes. However, it is important to review theories. The present paper reviews theories of labor, employment and wages of classic and new class schools. Previous studies conducted in Sudan, though scarce, are also reviewed to shed some light on the problems as it represents one of the biggest challenges for policy and decision-makers in the country