Youth Employment in Sub Saharan Africa

Youth Employment in Sub Saharan Africa
Author: Deon Filmer,Louise Fox
Publsiher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2014-01-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781464801075

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"The series is sponsored by the Agence Francaise de Developpement and the World Bank."

Youth and Employment in Sub Saharan Africa

Youth and Employment in Sub Saharan Africa
Author: Hiroyuki Hino,Gustav Ranis
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2014-06-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781135127916

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It is widely acknowledged that youth unemployment is one of the most critical challenges facing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. This volume brings together an eminent group of international scholars to analyse the extent and complex nature of this joblessness, and offer a set of evidence-based policy choices that could contribute to solving the problem in the short- and long-run. Part I reviews the existing literature on youth unemployment and underemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa from microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives, while Part II goes on to present detailed country studies of Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. These studies offer a deep understanding of the situation on the ground and consider country-specific solutions. Throughout the book it is argued that the standard ILO definition of unemployment is too narrow to correctly portray employment situations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Several alternative measures of unemployment are presented, which show that joblessness is far more pervasive than commonly assumed in the literature. This volume will be of interest to academics and policy makers involved in African development.

Youth Employment in Sub Saharan Africa

Youth Employment in Sub Saharan Africa
Author: Louise Fox,Dhruv Gandhi
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2021
Genre: Young adults
ISBN: OCLC:1280129678

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As the world’s youngest region, improving employment opportunities, especially for youth, is important in sub-Saharan Africa for several reasons, including the fact that most people work their way out of poverty. This paper reviews the state of employment outcomes today, trends in the past 10 years, and the opportunities and challenges for employment policy in sub-Saharan Africa in the post-COVID-19 period. It identifies what is known about the drivers of these outcomes, and the consequences for Africa’s youth.

Youth and Jobs in Rural Africa

Youth and Jobs in Rural Africa
Author: Valerie Mueller,James Thurlow
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2019
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780198848059

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Many people believe that Africa will struggle to create jobs for its rapidly-growing population, and that rural youth will eventually migrate to cities or other countries. This book uses survey data to create a nuanced understanding of the constraints and opportunities facing rural youth in Africa.

Industries Without Smokestacks

Industries Without Smokestacks
Author: Richard S. Newfarmer,Finn Tarp,John Page
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2018
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780198821885

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A study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Youth in Africa s Labor Market

Youth in Africa s Labor Market
Author: Marito H. Garcia,Jean Fares
Publsiher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2008-04-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0821368850

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The authors examine the challenges facing Africa's youth in their transition from school to working life, and propose a policy framework for meeting these challenges. Topics covered include the effect of education on employment and income, broadening employment opportunities, and enhancing youth capabilities. The book includes a CD-ROM of case studies of four countries and household data on 13 countries.

African Youth and the Persistence of Marginalization

African Youth and the Persistence of Marginalization
Author: Danielle Resnick,James Thurlow
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2015-04-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781317571032

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The much heralded growth and transformation of many economies in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade continues to receive prominent attention in academic scholarship and among policy practitioners. An apparent feature about this transformation, however, is that Africa’s youth appear to have been left out. This book critically examines the extent and consequences of the marginalization of African youth. It questions conventional wisdoms about data trends, aspirational goals, and common policy interventions surrounding Africa’s youth that have been variously propagated in both the development studies literature and in mainstream donor policy reports. The book explores macro trends from both a temporal and cross-regional perspective in order to highlight what is distinct about contemporary African youth and whether their prospects and behaviours do actually vary from their counterparts in other regions of the world or from previous generations of African youth. Such studies include cross-country analyses of youth employment patterns and modes of political participation, in-depth examination of the behaviours and aspirations of the urban youth, and critical reflections on the impact of rural employment initiatives, vocational education, and learnership programmes. The incorporation of multiple methods and disciplines, as well as its attention to policy issues, ensures that the book will be of great interest to graduate students, researchers, and professional researchers whose work lies at the intersection of African area studies and development studies as well as those focused on development economics, political science, and public policy and administration.

Young Entrepreneurs in Sub Saharan Africa

Young Entrepreneurs in Sub Saharan Africa
Author: Katherine V. Gough,Thilde Langevang
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2016-03-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781317548362

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Young people in sub-Saharan Africa are growing up in rapidly changing social and economic environments which produce high levels of un- and underemployment. Job creation through entrepreneurship is currently being promoted by international organizations, governments and NGOs as a key solution, despite there being a dearth of knowledge about youth entrepreneurship in an African context. This book makes an important contribution by exploring the nature of youth entrepreneurship in Ghana, Uganda and Zambia. It provides new insights into conceptual and methodological discussions of youth entrepreneurship as well as presenting original empirical data. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative research, conducted under the auspices of a collaborative, interdisciplinary and comparative research project, it highlights the opportunities and challenges young people face in setting up and running businesses. Divided into a number of clear sections, each with its own introduction and conclusion, the book considers the nature of youth entrepreneurship at the national level, in both urban and rural areas, in specific sectors - including mobile telephony, mining, handicrafts and tourism - and analyses how key factors, such as microfinance, social capital and entrepreneurship education, affect youth entrepreneurship. New light is shed on the multi-faceted nature of youth entrepreneurship and a convincing case is presented for a more nuanced understanding of the term entrepreneurship and the situation faced by many African youth today. This book will be of interest to a wide range of scholars interested in youth entrepreneurship, including in development studies, business studies, youth studies and geography, as well as to development practitioners and policy makers. The Open Access title has now been added to the Open Access page. http://www.tandfebooks.com/page/openaccess