'Two million net new jobs': A reconsideration of the rise in employment in South Africa, 1995-2003

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 978-1002

  Casale, Daniela ^a   Muller, Colette ^a   Posel, Dorrit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17644389492     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2004.tb00141.x     Document Type: Article

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