Employment and growth in South Africa: Hope or despair?

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-48

  Mahadea, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; LABOR POLICY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0043202562     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2003.tb00070.x     Document Type: Article

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