{"product_id":"9780627036118","title":"Frans Barker's the South African labour market","description":"\u003cp\u003eSociopolitical occurrences in recent years have, if anything, brought to the fore the close relationship between developments in the labour market and progress on the socio-econo-political terrain. The ideological divides in South Africa are especially apparent in the labour market, and these compound the basic conflict between the objectives of protecting basic worker rights on the one hand, and increasing economic growth on the other. The South African labour market contains an abundance of information about labour markets in general and the South African labour market in particular.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe South African labour market has a down-to-earth and practical approach. It considers the evidence and identifies some urgent discussion points about the sensitivity of employment to economic growth. Three appendix chapters deal extensively with the impact of globalisation on the labour market, how other countries have managed the challenges of globalisation, and consensus-seeking institutions such as Nedlac. Questions and study suggestions are included at the end of each chapter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents include the following:\u003cbr\u003e•\tUnique characteristics of the labour market\u003cbr\u003e•\tLabour supply and labour demand\u003cbr\u003e•\tEmployment in the formal and informal sectors\u003cbr\u003e•\tWages and the cost of labour\u003cbr\u003e•\tUnions, collective bargaining and minimum wages\u003cbr\u003e•\tProductivity and labour market flexibility\u003cbr\u003e•\tUnemployment and active labour market policy for job creation\u003cbr\u003e•\tHuman capital and the demand for skilled workers\u003cbr\u003e•\tInequalities and discrimination\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe South African labour market is aimed at economics students as well as general readers wanting an overview of the South African labour market.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe late Dr Frans Barker was a senior executive at the Chamber of Mines. During his career, he was also vice-president of the Economic Society of South Africa and president of the Industrial Relations Association of South Africa. He served on governing structures of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), was a commissioner for the. Commission for Employment Equity and was also involved in Nedlac in various roles. Dr Barker lectured at a number of universi- ties and was the author of several publications related to labour issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDerek Yu is an associate professor at the Department of Economics at the University of the Western Cape. He has a decade of teaching experience in undergraduate and postgraduate Labour Economics, and has published comprehensively in this area. He is also the author of the first edition of Basic mathematics for economics students: theory and applications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePietman Roos has a decade's experience in different civil society organisations including national government, news media and organised business. He has worked on economic policy formulation, commentary, negotiation and advocacy, and has lectured undergraduate economics and jurisprudence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+D.+Yu\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eD. Yu\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+P.+Roos\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eP. Roos\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"D. Yu,P. Roos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376675242147,"sku":"9780627036118","price":900.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780627036118_b3e880b1-ebcf-4e28-a7b0-3a36cf33b3e4.jpg?v=1776484091","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780627036118","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}