Inequality in South Africa is the enduring legacy of racial discrimination. We use a dynamic perspective to show the linkages between persistent effects of discrimination in the labour market and the efficacy of redistributive fiscal policy in reducing inequality. We present a machine-learning...

This paper investigates the evolution of the gender wage gap in South Africa, using the 1993-2015 Post-Apartheid Labour Market Series data set. The changes in the gap are heterogeneous across the wage distribution. There has been a substantial narrowing of the gap at the bottom of the...

The South African economy was on a positive growth trajectory from 2003 to 2008 but, like other economies around the world, it was not spared from the effects of the 2008 global financial crisis. The economy has not recovered and employment in South Africa has not yet returned to its pre-crisis...

Textbook on the recent trade union history in South Africa. This history is placed in an analysis of prevailing legal, social and economic conditions. The author also gives an account of the trade unions' relationship with the political anti-apartheid opposition organisations. (DÜI-Eng)

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Review of the Literature -- Chapter 3: The Research Process -- Chapter 4: Macro-Context: Professional Identity and the Public Space -- Chapter 5: Meso-Context: Professional Identity and the Professional Space -- Chapter 6: Micro Context: Professional...