{"product_id":"9780627040870","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\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. Four appendix chapters deal extensively with globalisation, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, labour market outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic period, consensus-seeking institutions such as Nedlac, as well as detailed labour market statistics from 1995–2021. Questions and study suggestions are included at the end of each chapter.\u003cbr\u003eContents include the following:\u003cbr\u003eUnique characteristics of the labour market\u003cbr\u003eLabour supply and labour demand\u003cbr\u003eEmployment in the formal and informal sectors\u003cbr\u003eWages and the cost of labour\u003cbr\u003eUnions, collective bargaining and minimum wages\u003cbr\u003eProductivity and labour market flexibility\u003cbr\u003eUnemployment and active labour market policy for job creation\u003cbr\u003eHuman capital and the demand for skilled workers\u003cbr\u003eInequalities and discrimination\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\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 universities and was the author of several publications related to labour issues.\u003cbr\u003eDerek Yu is a Professor in 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 and second editions of Basic mathematics for economics students: theory and applications.\u003cbr\u003ePietman Roos has more than 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+Derek+Yu\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eDerek 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+Pietman+Roos\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003ePietman Roos\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Derek Yu,Pietman Roos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380404895907,"sku":"9780627040870","price":900.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780627040870_a53dbfbd-c0f5-405b-9f03-a559bde683fe.jpg?v=1776803198","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780627040870","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}