Language and Labour in South Africa. A New Approach for a New South Africa
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Keywords
Africa; South Africa; Language; Double Hurdle;All these keywords.
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- O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2004-10-30 (Africa)
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