Some argue that a high union wage premium and the industrial council system are important causes of inflexibility in the South African labor market. We estimate union premia on the order of 20 percent for African workers and 10 percent for White workers. We also find that African nonunion workers who are covered by industrial council agreements receive a premium of 6-10 percent; the premium is ...

Studies of the wage effects of unions in South Africa have been largely concerned with the impact of union membership on the wages of African and White male workers. Consistent with findings in the international literature, these studies have concluded that unions compress the distribution of wages in South Africa, and, more specifically, that racial inequality is lower in the union sector comp...

The institutional and legal frameworks for financial stability in the West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU) have seen significant progress since previous Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) 2008. 1 reform of WAEMU Central Bank States (BCEAO) 2010 clarified respective mandates responsibilities latter Banking Commission (CBU), it strengthened CBU’s autonomy enforcement powers. A new...

Heads of State and Governments of the Organization of African Unity now the African Union (AU) met in April 2001 at a Special Summit held in Abuja to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and other related infectious diseases in Africa. In May 2006, at the Special Summit under the theme: "Universal Access to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Services by 2010", the African U...

This article argues that good governance has been elusive in much of Africa. The failure of the Organisation for African Unity (OAU) to address Africa’s developmental challenges, including the crisis of governance, led to its demise. In an attempt to promote good governance, as well as to address Africa’s post-cold war legion of challenges, the successor organisation, the African Union (AU) and...

1 Executive Director of Knowledge Systems and Head of the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) at the Human Sciences Research Council, Private Bag X9182, Cape Town 8000, South Africa. E mail: [email protected] Abstract The African Union (AU) Commission and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) have set out a “Consolidated Science and Technology Plan of...

BACKGROUND With limited time to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, progress towards improving women's and children's health needs to be accelerated. With Africa accounting for over half of the world's maternal and child deaths, the African Union (AU) has a critical role in prioritizing related policies and catalysing required investments and action. In this paper, the authors assess the ...