Africa’s Youth Employment Challenge: New Perspectives

Reducing poverty and improving equity
Jun 24, 2017 | Institute for Development Studies

Interest in youth and employment has increased dramatically in sub-Saharan Africa, becoming a key focus for policy, intervention and research throughout the continent. The articles in this bulletin by the Institute for Development Studies reflect the challenges Africa is facing, outlining how political context shapes youth-related employment policy and interventions; the politics of youth policy; the changing nature of young people’s work; and the promotion of entrepreneurship.
https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/123456789/12990/48.3_10.190881968-2017.121.pdf?sequence=1&;isAllowed=y

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