Race, Class, And The Changing Division Of Labour Under Apartheid

To what extent were the ideals of white supremacy actually realised during apartheid? This book argues that contradictory dynamics in the urban labour market facilitated and undermined the apartheid aim of white supremacy in the workplace. So, whereas racial inequality was deepened by low wages and rising unemployment among Africans, it was simultaneously undermined by black upward occupational mobility and rising African wages. Apartheid's legacy is therefore not only extreme racial inequality, but also extreme inequality among black South Africans. This book suggests that inequality in South Africa will be driven increasingly by class, rather than racial divisions. As the only comprehensive empirical analysis of the changing racial and occupational structure of the urban workforce in South Africa under apartheid, this study will make an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the complex inter-relations of past and present racial inequality and economic development in South Africa Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Figures......Page 8 Tables......Page 10 RACE, CLASS AND THE DIVISION OF LABOUR......Page 12 THE EXTENT AND PATTERN OF AFRICAN ADVANCEMENT......Page 27 CAPITALIST INTERESTS, WHITE LABOUR AND APARTHEID LABOUR POLICY......Page 46 RACIAL DIFFERENTIATION, CLASS FORMATIONAND THE LABOUR PROCESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION, MANUFACTURING AND MINING SECTORS......Page 61 RACIAL SEGREGATION AND DE-RACIALISATION IN THE TERTIARY SECTOR......Page 83 ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TRENDS IN THE RACIAL WAGE AND INCOME GAP......Page 105 THE INCREASING SIGNIFICANCE OF CLASS......Page 125 Appendix to Chapter 1......Page 134 Appendix to Chapter 2......Page 152 Appendix to Chapter 3......Page 166 Appendix to Chapter 5......Page 169 Appendix to Chapter 6......Page 177 Notes......Page 183 Bibliography......Page 205 Index......Page 220 Owen Crankshaw. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 194-208) And Index.