Should and can labour-surplus, middle-income economies pursue labour-intensive growth? The South African Challenge

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dc.contributor.authorNattrass, Nicoli
dc.contributor.authorSeekings, Jeremy
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-25T09:47:46Z
dc.date.available2016-04-25T09:47:46Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.date.updated2016-04-25T07:57:41Z
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa's industrial policy rests on Michael Porter's logic of raising productivity to promote dynamic competitive advantage. Given high unemployment, however, a more Arthur Lewis-like emphasis on labour-intensive development is also appropriate. Contrary to conventional wisdom, evidence from sectors such as clothing shows that South African producers remain sufficiently competitive as long as minimum wages are not raised in pursuit of a Porterian strategy. The South African case suggests that it is both desirable and feasible for an industrialised labour-surplus, middle-income economy like South Africa to pursue a mix of strategies including the promotion rather than destruction of labour-intensive jobs.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNattrass, N., & Seekings, J. (2015). <i>Should and can labour-surplus, middle-income economies pursue labour-intensive growth? The South African Challenge</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19175en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNattrass, Nicoli, and Jeremy Seekings <i>Should and can labour-surplus, middle-income economies pursue labour-intensive growth? The South African Challenge.</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR), 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19175en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNattrass, N., & Seekings, J. (2015). Should and Can Labour-surplus, Middle-income Economies Pursue Labour-intensive Growth?: The South African Challenge.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper AU - Nattrass, Nicoli AU - Seekings, Jeremy AB - South Africa's industrial policy rests on Michael Porter's logic of raising productivity to promote dynamic competitive advantage. Given high unemployment, however, a more Arthur Lewis-like emphasis on labour-intensive development is also appropriate. Contrary to conventional wisdom, evidence from sectors such as clothing shows that South African producers remain sufficiently competitive as long as minimum wages are not raised in pursuit of a Porterian strategy. The South African case suggests that it is both desirable and feasible for an industrialised labour-surplus, middle-income economy like South Africa to pursue a mix of strategies including the promotion rather than destruction of labour-intensive jobs. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Should and can labour-surplus, middle-income economies pursue labour-intensive growth? The South African Challenge TI - Should and can labour-surplus, middle-income economies pursue labour-intensive growth? The South African Challenge UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19175 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNattrass N, Seekings J. Should and can labour-surplus, middle-income economies pursue labour-intensive growth? The South African Challenge. 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19175en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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