Research Catalog

Title

Youth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa / Deon Filmer and Louise Fox.

Author

Filmer, Deon

Publication

Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2014.

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Additional Authors

• Fox, M. Louise
• Brooks, Karen McConnell
• World Bank sponsoring body.

Description

xxviii, 251 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.

Summary

High fertility and declining mortality rates have led to a very young population in most Sub-Saharan African countries. The region?s labor force is expected to increase by 11 million people per year over the next 10 years. Most of this increase will be new entrants seeking their first job. While the younger generation is better educated than their parents, they often lack the means to translate that education into productive employment. Today, most work is in nonwage jobs on farms and in household enterprises. Even if greater economic activity were to create the conditions for robust growth an.

Series Statement

Africa development forum series

Uniform Title

Africa development forum.

Subject

• Youth > Employment > Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Labor supply > Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Job creation > Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Africa, Sub-Saharan > Economic conditions

Genre/Form

Electronic books.

Note

• "The series is sponsored by the Agence Française de Développement and the World Bank."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Chapter 1. Opportunities and challenges for youth employment in Africa -- focus note 1. Jobs: more than just income -- chapter 2. Youth -- a time of transitions -- chapter 3. Skills for productive employment -- chapter 4. Agriculture as a sector of opportunity for youth in Africa -- focus note 2. Safety nets and pathways to productive employment -- chapter 5. Creating productive employment for youth in the household enterprise sector -- focus note 3. Financial inclusion and the transition to sustainable livelihoods for young people -- chapter 6. Raising productivity in Africa's modern wage enterprises to foster job growth for youth -- focus note 4. Youth unemployment is configured differently, and requires different approaches, in South Africa -- chapter 7. Conclusion.

ISBN

• 9781464801075 (alk. paper)
• 146480107X (alk. paper)
• 9781464801082 (electronic : alk. paper)
• 1464801088 (electronic : alk. paper)

LCCN

• ^^2014001156
• 10.1596/978-1-4648-0107-5

OCLC

• 861679650
• SCSB-12629342

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library