Occupational classification in the South African census before ISCO-58

Economic History Review

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 891-914

  Christopher, A J ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMIC HISTORY; OCCUPATION;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

CENSUSES; CLASSIFICATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION GROUPS; RACE RELATIONS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78650447079     PISSN: 00130117     EISSN: 14680289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0289.2009.00508.x     Document Type: Article

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