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First published 1964

The Economics of the Colour Bar

by William H. Hutt

London: Merritt & Hatcher Ltd., 1964.194 pagesISBN 9781610160629Updated December 23, 2011

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Author: William H. Hutt
First published: 1964
Format: PDF and EPUB
Pages: 194
ISBN: 9781610160629
Publisher: London: Merritt & Hatcher Ltd
License: Published here by permission. The work itself reserves all rights; it is not Creative Commons.

Markets, trade & industry Austrian theory & method

Who were the original and most passionate opponents of apartheid in South Africa? The classical liberals, and this book was their most important weapon against the problem of racial injustice.

William H. Hutt, an Austro-classical economist in South Africa (later he taught at the University of Dallas), explains that apartheid originated as a labor-union mechanism for artificially restricting the supply of labor and thereby driving up wages for the privileged. He further explains that nearly all the ensuing legal disabilities for blacks in South Africa stemmed from the problem of labor union political influence.

As an old-time liberal, he urged the dismantling of the system to forestall a revolutionary environment that would have nationalized industry and socialized the economy. The study first appeared in 1964, and it was incredibly prescient. It remains the definitive study.

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Is The Economics of the Colour Bar free to download?: Yes. The complete 194-page PDF and EPUB downloads directly from this page (3.8 MB). There is no signup, no account and no paywall.
How long is The Economics of the Colour Bar?: 194 pages, 23 chapters, and about 59,550 words in the edition this archive serves.
Is The Economics of the Colour Bar in the public domain?: No. This edition is published here by permission and the work itself reserves all rights. It is free to read and download from this archive, but it is not public domain and not Creative Commons.
Who wrote The Economics of the Colour Bar?: William H. Hutt was an economist of the classical tradition who identified himself with the Austrian School. He studied at the London School of Economics and became a professor at the University of Cape Town. This archive holds 6 of Hutt's works.

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25 chapters · 59,550 words · page numbers are this file's

Prefatory Notep. 7
Forewordp. 8
The Authorp. 9
Chapter 1 - The Problem and Its Settingp. 12
Chapter 2 - The South African Backgroundp. 17
Chapter 3 - Colour Prejudice and Colour Resentmentp. 26
Chapter 4 - The Poor Whitesp. 35
Chapter 5 - Injustices to Afrikanersp. 41
Appendix to Chapter 5 - 'Chinese Slavery'p. 48
Chapter 6 - Africans in the Minesp. 50
Chapter 7 - The First Colour Bar Actp. 61
Appendix to Chapter 7 - Collective Bargaining and the Non-Whitesp. 69
Chapter 8 - The 'Civilised Labour' Erap. 71
Chapter 9 - Racial Integration and Industrial Growthp. 85
Chapter 10 - Africans in the Townsp. 90
Chapter 11 - Africans and Labour Unionsp. 104
Chapter 12 - The Group Areas Policyp. 113
Chapter 13 - Job Reservationp. 120
Chapter 14 - The Indiansp. 124
Chapter 15 - The Direction of African Labourp. 129
Chapter 16 - The Border Areasp. 142
Chapter 17 - The Bantustansp. 154
Chapter 18 - The Market is Colour-Blindp. 176
Statistical Appendixp. 184
Short Bibliographyp. 186

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William H. Hutt

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