Inclusive Dualism

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Labour-intensive Development, Decent Work, and Surplus Labour in Southern Africa

Nicoli Nattrass and Jeremy Seekings

Critical Frontiers of Theory, Research, and Policy in International Development Studies

• Challenges the prevailing development wisdom about productivity growth and upgrading
• Uses South Africa as a case study to explore broader patterns of job destruction, highlighting the importance of ideology, trade-union strategy, and the political-economy of policy-making
• Places the issue of unemployment centre stage by identifying surplus labour countries
• Makes the case that labour-intensive growth remains relevant and is essential for inclusive development in surplus labour countries, especially in South and Southern Africa