This paper attempts to investigate the impact of sectoral wage laws in South Africa. Specifically, we examine the impact of minimum wage laws promulgated in the Retail, Domestic work, Forestry, Security, and Taxi sectors using 15 waves of biannual Labour Force Survey data for the 2000-2007...

Introduction -- Democratic theory -- Evolution of wage policy -- Post New Deal Era and the demise of wage policy -- New living wage movement -- Wage policy for the middle class -- Wage policy and the path towards democracy