{"product_id":"labour-in-the-south-african-gold-mines-1911-1969-paperback-9780521175098","title":"Labour in the South African Gold Mines 1911–1969 (Paperback) 9780521175098","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLabour in the South African Gold Mines 1911–1969\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 1972 book on the determination of wages amongst miners in South Africa.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrancis Wilson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521175098, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 3 March 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e242 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of appendices\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of plates\u003cbr\u003e List of figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Author's note\u003cbr\u003e 1. Foundations\u003cbr\u003e 2. Gold mining\u003cbr\u003e 3. Earnings\u003cbr\u003e 4. Supply and demand\u003cbr\u003e 5. Human Capital\u003cbr\u003e 6. Interaction of forces\u003cbr\u003e 7. The economics of migrant labour\u003cbr\u003e 8. Implications\u003cbr\u003e Appendixes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Labour economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Labour economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Labour%20economics%20%5BKCF%5D%22\"\u003eKCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005205139736,"sku":"9780521175098","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521175098i_9b407109-56b5-456e-a179-212b6846fd50.jpg?v=1691373026","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/labour-in-the-south-african-gold-mines-1911-1969-paperback-9780521175098","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}