Non-linear earnings dynamics in post-apartheid South Africa

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 913-939

  Keswell, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POST-APARTHEID; WAGE DETERMINATION;

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

EID: 17644418342     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2004.tb00139.x     Document Type: Article

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