WAGES THROUGH BOOMS AND RECESSIONS: A CASE STUDY OF ZIMBABWE

Mkhululi Ncube

South African Journal of Economics, 2005, vol. 73, issue 3, 510-532

Abstract: This paper examines developments in the wage system in Zimbabwe. The analysis focuses on the wage formation process and wage differentials. The paper observes that real wages have been flexible and have fallen sharply. Wage inflexibility is thus ruled out as a cause of unemployment. The collapse of wages has given rise to non‐standard labour market practices as workers try to cushion themselves against rapid wage declines. Wages also exhibit wide gender, racial and occupational differentials. The paper also argues that a wage policy in Zimbabwe must be pillared on decentralised, coordinated and synchronised collective bargaining.

Date: 2005
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