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Wages Through Booms And Recessions: A Case Study Of Zimbabwe

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This paper examines developments in the wage system in Zimbabwe. The analysis focuses on the wage formation process and wage differentials. The paper observes that real wages have been flexible and have fallen sharply. Wage inflexibility is thus ruled out as a cause of unemployment. The collapse of wages has given rise to non‐standard labour market practices as workers try to cushion themselves against rapid wage declines. Wages also exhibit wide gender, racial and occupational differentials. The paper also argues that a wage policy in Zimbabwe must be pillared on decentralised, coordinated and synchronised collective bargaining.

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  • Mkhululi Ncube, 2005. "Wages Through Booms And Recessions: A Case Study Of Zimbabwe," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 73(3), pages 510-532, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:sajeco:v:73:y:2005:i:3:p:510-532
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2005.00035.x
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    1. Paul Collier & Ashish Garg, 1995. "On kin groups and employment in Africa," CSAE Working Paper Series 1995-16, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
    2. Paul Collier and Ashish Garg, 1995. "On kin groups and employment in Africa," Economics Series Working Papers WPS/1995-16, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
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