PROF Christopher Cramer cc10@soas.ac.uk
Professor of Political Economy
PROF Christopher Cramer cc10@soas.ac.uk
Professor of Political Economy
PROF Carlos Oya co2@soas.ac.uk
Prof of Political Economy of Development
John Sender
This paper presents some results from the largest rural labour market survey yet conducted in Mozambique. Evidence from three provinces shows that labour markets have a significant impact on the lives of a large number of poor people, and that employers exercise considerable discretion in setting wages and conditions of casual, seasonal and permanent wage employment. The evidence presented comes from a combination of a quantitative survey based on purposive sampling with other techniques, including interviews with large farmers. The findings contrast with ideas that rural labour markets are of limited relevance to
poverty reduction policy formulation in Africa, and the paper concludes with methodological, analytical and policy recommendations.
Cramer, C., Oya, C., & Sender, J. (2008). Lifting the Blinkers: A New View of Power, Diversity and Poverty in Mozambican Rural Labour Markets. The Journal of Modern African Studies, 46(3), 361-392. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022278X08003340
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Sep 1, 2008 |
Deposit Date | Nov 7, 2008 |
Print ISSN | 0022-278X |
Electronic ISSN | 1469-7777 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 361-392 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022278X08003340 |
Related Public URLs | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=2136940 |
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