Open AccessSegmentation Theory and the New Zealand Labour Market
Author(s) -
Chandra Dixon
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
labour, employment and work in new zealand
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2463-2600
DOI - 10.26686/lew.v0i0.946
Subject(s) - market segmentation , context (archaeology) , variety (cybernetics) , segmentation , inequality , labor market segmentation , industrial organization , labour economics , economics , business , marketing , computer science , mathematics , artificial intelligence , geography , mathematical analysis , archaeology , wage
Segmented Labour Market (SLM) analysis by no means enjoys a unified or clearly structured theoretical base. Analysts emphasise a variety of factors in their explanations of the existence of inequalities in the labour market. This paper uses an industry approach to evaluate inequalities. A case study of two industries is used -the plastics industry and the hotel/ restaurant industry- on the assumption that each will exhibit characteristics defining them as primary and secondary sectors respectively. The paper focuses on indicative findings of both inter-industry and intra-industry labour market segmentation. The approach taken is part of a broader doctoral thesis, which seeks to establish a viable SLM paradigm within the context of post-ECA New Zealand labour market conditions.