GOVERNMENT WAGE POLICY IN AFRICA

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This article documents recent trends in government wage and employment levels for a number of African countries and challenges the conventional wisdom that public wages are too high in Africa. Although most countries have significantly adjusted the real wages of government workers over the past decade, considerable variance in cross-country experience with regard to government wage levels, wage structures, and employment growth is evident. On the basis of the observed trends, the article calls for a more microeconomic focus on the relationship between government pay and employment policies and on the real consequences of such policies on the government's ability to provide goods and services.

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