Does rural Africa have a “youth problem”?

More than 20 million young people, aged 15-24 years, join the workforce in Africa south of the Sahara every year. These young job seekers will need to find work in today’s more competitive global economy, and not everyone thinks they will be successful.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thurlow, James, Mueller, Valerie
Format: Opinion Piece
Language:Inglés
Published: Jeune Afrique Media Group 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142125
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spelling CGSpace1421252024-10-25T07:58:24Z Does rural Africa have a “youth problem”? Thurlow, James Mueller, Valerie rural youth youth employment labour market youth labour rural areas More than 20 million young people, aged 15-24 years, join the workforce in Africa south of the Sahara every year. These young job seekers will need to find work in today’s more competitive global economy, and not everyone thinks they will be successful. 2020-02-11 2024-05-22T12:10:00Z 2024-05-22T12:10:00Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142125 en https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198848059.003.0001 Open Access Jeune Afrique Media Group Thurlow, James; and Mueller, Valerie. 2020. Does rural Africa have a “youth problem”? Africa Report. First published online on February 11, 2020. https://www.theafricareport.com/23075/does-rural-africa-have-a-youth-problem/
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Does rural Africa have a “youth problem”?
title Does rural Africa have a “youth problem”?
title_full Does rural Africa have a “youth problem”?
title_fullStr Does rural Africa have a “youth problem”?
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