Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/308768 
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Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
Research Papers in Economics No. 1/25
Publisher: 
Universität Trier, Fachbereich IV - Volkswirtschaftslehre, Trier
Abstract: 
This article reviews quantitative research on unions and collective bargaining in Sub-Saharan Africa. It discusses the consequences of unions for wages, inequality, economic performance and employer-employee relations. The article also highlights the role of unions in society, a role that goes beyond the economic sphere. Moreover, the article discusses evidence on how the specific situation in Sub-Saharan Africa influences unionization and collective bargaining. The informal sector, ethnic divide and globalization entail serious threats to workers' unionization. The increasing influence of China and neoliberal policy prescriptions by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are challenging factors, too.
Subjects: 
Africa
Industrial Relations
Political Spillover
Informal Sector
Ethnic Diversity
Globalization
JEL: 
J51
J52
F66
O10
O55
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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