teen months for £5.4 million which was the start of a continuing pattern of
long-term
contracts.
The industry was stabilized by cooperation
and
eventual merger between a monopoly producer and a monopoly marketer.
Labor management was another major determinant of the viability of
the industry. During the formative years, struggles between the companies
and the workers, and among different classes of workers, were intense. The
outcome was significant for the future of South Africa. It came in two
stages. First, white populism created a color bar in Kimberley. Initially, a
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