Household inequality and the labor market in South Africa

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-86

  Leibbrandt, Murray ^a   Bhorat, Haroon ^a   Woolard, Ingrid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 23044524046     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2001.tb00051.x     Document Type: Article

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