The high level of inequality in South Africa remains one of the biggest problems facing the country. Inequality is not limited to income and can be found in infrastructure, health and education as part of the heritage of apartheid. Polarisation is related to inequality with increases in high- and low-earning jobs, while middle-earning jobs remain stagnant or even decline. This study will try to identify polarisation in the South African labour market since the end of apartheid by making use of the Post-Apartheid Labour Market Series that uses a compilation of Statistics South Africa data ranging from 1994 to 2012. The study finds some evidence of polarisation of employment and earnings in South Africa and the growth of the tertiary sector and the public sector in the country has meant gains in the middle of the distribution for people with a Grade 12 education. Relatively strong unions and the introduction of minimum wages have helped those at the bottom to catch up with the middle. / MCom (Economics), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/15621 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Van der Linde, Maria Susanna |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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