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Wage Inequality in Africa

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  • © 2017

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Editors:
  1. Shirley Johnson-Lans

    1. Vassar College , Poughkeepsie, USA

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  • Features original empirical studies using large national data sets
  • Integrates the economics of labor, education, gender, and urbanization
  • Concisely explores issues in five African countries

Part of the book series: Global Perspectives on Wealth and Distribution (GPWD)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Introduction

    • Shirley Johnson-Lans
    Pages 1-5

  3. Foreign Direct Investment and Racial Wage Inequality: Evidence from South Africa

    • Shirley Johnson-Lans, Patricia Jones
    Pages 7-31

  4. The Urban Wage Premium in Africa

    • Patricia Jones, Olivia D’Aoust, Louise Bernard
    Pages 33-53

  5. Gender-Based Wage Differentials and Employment in Post-Apartheid South Africa, 1995–2004

    • Shirley Johnson-Lans
    Pages 55-80

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 81-84
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About this book

This Palgrave Pivot features original research studies of wage inequality in African countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda. The contributors examine gender and racial wage differentials, as well as the effects of urbanization and globalization on inequality in wages and earnings. They also examine the extent to which human capital factors such as education and experience contribute to the significant wage differentials that exist in African countries.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Vassar College , Poughkeepsie, USA

    Shirley Johnson-Lans

About the editor

Shirley Johnson-Lans is Professor of Economics at Vassar College, USA. Her principle areas of specialization are applied micro-economics, labor economics, and health economics. Her publications include many journal articles and book chapters on a wide variety of subjects ranging from child marriage in India to an analysis of the Affordable Care Act. She is the author of A Health Economics Primer.



Contributors
Oliva D’Aoust, World Bank Group
Patricia Jones, Oxford University, UK
Louise Bernard, Oxford University, UK

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