Labour in the South African Gold Mines 1911-1969 (African Studies)

Wilson, Francis

Cambridge University Press（2011/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 242 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780521175098
• DDC分類 331.282234220968

Full Description

The main theme of this 1972 book, the determination of wages, is introduced by a historical analysis of the labour market in the mines and an examination of the economics and financial structure of the gold mining industry. Dr Wilson believes that successive South African governments used the gold mining industry when planning labour policies, so that the mines' labour strategy exerted a profound influence on the social and economic structure of South Africa. The author shows how collusion between the mining groups enabled them to hold down black wages so effectively that in real terms African miners' wages were likely lower at the time of this book's publication than they were in 1911. The strong bargaining position occupied by white miners allowed them to be the sole beneficiaries of increases in productivity, so that the distribution of income would become more unequal over time.

Contents

List of appendices; List of tables; List of plates; List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Author's note; 1. Foundations; 2. Gold mining; 3. Earnings; 4. Supply and demand; 5. Human Capital; 6. Interaction of forces; 7. The economics of migrant labour; 8. Implications; Appendixes; Bibliography; Index.