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dc.contributor.authorMogalakwe, M.
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-17T09:55:57Z
dc.date.available2011-10-17T09:55:57Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationMogalakwe, M. (2008) The making of a foreign "labour aristocracy" in Botswana, Employee Relations, Vol. 30, No.4, pp. 422-435en_US
dc.identifier.issn0142-5455
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/892
dc.description.abstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether expatriate workers in Botswana are a labour aristocracy. Design/methodology/approach - This is a case study based on documentary research methods. Findings - The evidence presented supports the case for the existence of a foreign labour aristicracy in Botswana. The labour aristocracy thesis has come under attack for describing the better-paid workers aslabour aristocrats and for its failure to take cognizance of the heterogeneity of the working class. Although it appears that the thesis has now been relegated to the periphery of labour studies debates, evidence from Botswana of a two tier wage structure, one for citizens and another for "expatriates", resonates with the basic tenets of the labour aristocracy thesis. Research limitations/implications - There is a need to revisit the debate and for more case studies from different Third World countries. Practical implications - The paper highlights the difficulties faced by citizen employees in Botswana in seeking to improve their material conditions. Originality/value - This paper reveals a linkage between a wages policy and the notion of national development in a specific society.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Limited, www.emeraldinsight.com/en_US
dc.subjectEmploymenten_US
dc.subjectExpatriatesen_US
dc.subjectLabour marketen_US
dc.subjectRegional developmenten_US
dc.subjectPay policiesen_US
dc.subject.lcshLabour market--Botswanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshRegional Planning--Botswanaen_US
dc.titleThe making of a foreign "labour aristocracy" in Botswanaen_US
dc.typePublished Articleen_US
dc.linkhttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1732867&show=htmlen_US


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