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A force for good? Markets, cellars and labour in the South African wine industry after apartheid

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  • Joachim Winfried Ewert

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This paper argues that on balance, deregulation and the exposure to overseas markets has been beneficial to the South African wine industry, resulting in strong growth, increased employment and much improved international competitiveness. However, the paper also draws attention to the fact that not everybody has benefited in equal measure from the process of upgrading, modernisation and internationalisation. Since the start of the transition in the mid 1990s, a number of growers have left the industry and for many workers employment has become less secure. [Une dynamique pour le bien? Les marchès, les caves et la main-d'œuvre dans l'industrie du vin sud-africain aprés l'apartheid]. Cet article soutient que dans l'ensemble, la déréglementation et l'ouverture aux marchés d'outre-mer ont été bénéfiques pour l'industrie du vin sud africain, ce qui a entrainé une forte croissance, favorisé l'augmentation de l'emploi et une compétitivité internationale bien améliorée. Toutefois, le document attire également l'attention sur le fait que tout le monde n'a pas à part égale profité de ce processus d'amélioration, de modernisation et d'internationalisation. Depuis le début de la transition au milieu des années 1990, un certain nombre de producteurs ont quitté l'industrie car pour de nombreux actifs, le monde du travail était devenu moins certain. Mots-clés : les marchès ; le vin ; l'Afrique du Sud

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  • Joachim Winfried Ewert, 2012. "A force for good? Markets, cellars and labour in the South African wine industry after apartheid," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(132), pages 225-242, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:39:y:2012:i:132:p:225-242
    DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2012.688802
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