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| Title: | Equity in the Age of Informality: Labour Markets and Redistributive Politics in South Africa |
| Author: | Friedman, Steven |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Periodical: | Transformation: Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa |
| Issue: | 50 |
| Pages: | 31-55 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | South Africa |
| Subjects: | political economy employment wealth labour law Labor and Employment Economics and Trade |
| External link: | https://muse.jhu.edu/article/40995 |
| Abstract: | Democracy's current coexistence with inequality stems from the absence of effective organization against the latter. In South Africa, labour influence on redistributive politics has declined as changes in the workplace have reduced employer reliance on it. Changes in production processes, and the increasing mismatch between the labour market's requirements and the skills profiles of economically active citizens will ensure that the bulk of the workforce will be engaged in informal economic activity. This has potentially profound implications for redistributive politics, since the bulk of those with an interest in redistribution do not enjoy the potential for organization available to the labour movement. This paper proposes a framework for examining the politics of labour market change and makes initial suggestions for a research agenda aimed at broadening the understanding of informality and its relationship to redistributive alliances. It is based on a recently (2001) completed analytical project in four countries, including South Africa. Bibliogr., notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] |
