Describing and decomposing post-apartheid income inequality in South Africa

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-34

  Leibbrandt, Murray ^a   Finn, Arden ^a   Woolard, Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

inequality drivers; labour markets; post apartheid income inequality; racial inequality; social grants

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MARKET; POST-APARTHEID; RACIAL IDENTITY; RACISM; UNEMPLOYMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84858181669     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2012.645639     Document Type: Article

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