2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) was conceived as a
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structural intervention to fundamentally reorganise the South African
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economy and address persistent economic inequalities. South Africa has
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the world''s highest income inequality, and this is reflected by vast
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inequalities in salaries and wages both between high and low earners,
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but importantly between different race and gender groups. Despite a
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plethora of legislation aimed at addressing inequality in ownership
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(such as B-BBEE) and in the workplace (employment equity legislation),
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women and Black workers in South Africa continue to be paid less than
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men and white employees, even when doing the same work (the pay gap),
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and are more likely to work in precarious, low-paid jobs (occupational
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segregation). These factors are driven by differences in the
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characteristics of workers, and by structural discrimination in the
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economy. Conceptually, we can decompose structural discrimination into
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two forms - that which discriminates against people who do the same job,
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based on race and gender (the pay gap) - and that which discriminates
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indirectly by occupational segregation - blacks and women concentrated
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in low paying occupations. In this paper, we ask whether B-BBEE - while
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not explicitly a labour market intervention - has had any positive
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impact in reducing labour market inequalities. We review the literature
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on occupational segregation and the gender and race pay gaps in
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post-apartheid South Africa, and examine the various policy
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interventions, with a particular focus on B-BBEE, that have attempted to
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address this enduring problem.'
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author: Francis, David and Valodia, Imraan
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author-email: 'david.francis@wits.ac.za
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imraan.valodia@wits.ac.za'
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author_list:
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- family: Francis
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given: David
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- family: Valodia
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given: Imraan
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1353/trn.2022.0010
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eissn: 1726-1368
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files: []
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issn: 0258-7696
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journal: TRANSFORMATION-CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SOUTHERN AFRICA
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keywords: inequality; race; gender; action; labour market
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language: English
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number-of-cited-references: '45'
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orcid-numbers: Francis, David/0000-0003-1494-9308
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pages: 1-20
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papis_id: f84983e2bb79542e0a0d6917985d5233
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ref: Francis2022blackeconomic
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tags:
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- relevant
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- review
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in South Africa: introduction and a review
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of the labour market literature'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000892146900001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '2'
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volume: '109'
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web-of-science-categories: Area Studies
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year: '2022'
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