Volume 48. Issue 3: Africa’s Youth Employment Challenge: New Perspectives

 

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  • Africa’s Youth Employment Challenge: New Perspectives 

    Ayele, Seife; Khan, Samir; Sumberg, James (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-22)
    Who are the youth and what is the problem? Are entrepreneurship and self-employment the solution? And what about youth aspirations? Such questions are addressed in this issue of the IDS Bulletin, drawing from the literature ...

  • Contributors: Africa’s Youth Employment Challenge: New Perspectives 

    Ayele, Seife (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-22)
    This is the notes on contributors for IDS Bulletin 48.3, 'Africa’s Youth Employment Challenge: New Perspectives’.

  • Introduction: New Perspectives on Africa’s Youth Employment Challenge 

    Ayele, Seife; Khan, Samir; Sumberg, James (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-22)
    This article frames and introduces the ten other contributions to this collection. First, the dominant narrative around Africa’s youth employment challenge is set out, as are four key points of debate and discussion that ...

  • Youth Employment in Developing Economies: Evidence on Policies and Interventions 

    Kilimani, Nicholas (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-22)
    Based on a synthesis of the existing academic and policy literature, this article undertakes a situational analysis of youth employment in developing countries. The article analyses existing interventions across sectors ...

  • The Politics of Youth Employment and Policy Processes in Ethiopia 

    Balcha Gebremariam, Eyob (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-22)
    Policy processes are inherently shaped by political contexts. One way of identifying the impact of politics on policy processes is by examining how policy narratives and framings evolve through time. This article examines ...

  • The Side-Hustle: Diversified Livelihoods of Kenyan Educated Young Farmers 

    Muthoni Mwaura, Grace (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-22)
    Side-hustling – the engagement in diverse income-earning activities – has become a common phenomenon among Kenyan educated youth who are increasingly faced with formal employment uncertainties. In this article, I examine ...

  • Gambling, Dancing, Sex Work: Notions of Youth Employment in Uganda 

    Flavia Namuggala, Victoria (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-22)
    Using the case of Uganda, this article explains how previously displaced youth conceptualise employment compared to what is formally understood as employment by national and cultural institutions. Using key informant ...

  • Navigating Precarious Employment: Social Networks Among Migrant Youth in Ghana 

    Yeboah, Thomas (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-22)
    This article is concerned with the precarious employment situations of migrant youth and the supportive role of social networks. It draws on interviews conducted with 30 young migrants in Accra, Ghana. The empirical ...

  • Youth Participation in Smallholder Livestock Production and Marketing 

    Mutua, Edna; Bukachi, Salome; Bett, Bernard; Estambale, Benson; Nyamongo, Isaac (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-22)
    Agriculture is a leading source of employment for rural populations in Kenya. Through a mixed methods approach, this study sought to investigate youth participation in smallholder livestock production and marketing in ...

  • Non-Farm Enterprises and the Rural Youth Employment Challenge in Ghana 

    Lambon-Quayefio, Monica (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-22)
    Non-farm enterprises have generally been perceived as a silver bullet solution for rural unemployment. This article therefore provides some insights on their potential to resolve the youth unemployment challenge in rural ...

  • Does Kenya’s Youth Enterprise Development Fund Serve Young People? 

    Sikenyi, Maurice (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-22)
    This article analyses issues surrounding a state-supported self‑employment and entrepreneurship programme in Kenya, the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF). Analysis of secondary data in addition to youth interviews ...

  • Promoting Youth Entrepreneurship: The Role of Mentoring 

    Ibrahim Shittu, Ayodele (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-22)
    The risks and rewards associated with mentoring young people for entrepreneurship are attracting growing attention among policymakers, development organisations and scholars. This article examines entrepreneurship mentoring ...

  • Programme-Induced Entrepreneurship and Young People’s Aspirations 

    Halima Mgumia, Jacqueline (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-22)
    This article unpacks the experiences of 52 young men and women from relatively poor households who received a grant of US$125 from a research project to start a business. Only 26 per cent aspired to be entrepreneurs while ...

  • Glossary: Africa’s Youth Employment Challenge: New Perspectives 

    Ayele, Seife (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-22)
    This is the glossary to IDS Bulletin 48.3, 'Africa’s Youth Employment Challenge: New Perspectives'.