Volume 49. Issue 5
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Youth Employment and the Private Sector in Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-11-20)Globally, governments, development agencies, and inter-governmental institutions have invested heavily in skills-building interventions seeking to enhance the employability of youths. However, policy actors are becoming ... -
Notes on Contributors: Youth Employment and the Private Sector in Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-11-20)This is the notes on contributors for IDS Bulletin 49.5, 'Youth Employment and the Private Sector in Africa'. -
Clementina Oluwafunke Ajayi In Memoriam
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Introduction: Youth Employment and the Private Sector in Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-11-20)This introductory article of the IDS Bulletin maps out the African youth employment challenge from a policy perspective. While policymakers have endorsed the role of the private sector as a job generator, it remains unclear ... -
Ethiopia’s Agricultural Transformation: Agribusiness’ Contribution to Reducing Youth Unemployment
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-11-20)This article explores empirical evidence on the relationship between agricultural transformation, ownership structure of agribusinesses, and employment creation in Ethiopia. It draws on secondary data to present evidence ... -
Labour Casualisation and Youth Employment in Ghana’s Formal Private Sector
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-11-20)This article explores the link between labour casualisation and youth employment in Ghana’s formal private sector. It uses the case of Blue Skies Holdings Ltd, an agro-processing company in Ghana. The article shows the ... -
Uganda’s National Youth Policy and Job Creation for Youth
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-11-20)Uganda’s Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP) and the consequent Youth Livelihood Fund (YLF) are government programmes established under the National Youth Policy (NYP), designed to support young people to find employment by ... -
Skills Gaps and Mismatches: Private Sector Expectations of Engineering Graduates in Ethiopia
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-11-20)This article investigates skills gaps and mismatches of engineering graduates. Sustained growth of the Ethiopian economy has created demand for construction work, yet despite the labour demand and engineering graduates ... -
Fostering Agribusiness Entrepreneurship for Kenyan Youth through Practice-Based Education
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-11-20)Approximately 1 million Kenyan youth enter the labour market each year, a number which the formal sector has been incapable of absorbing. As a result, youth unemployment and underemployment rates are high, with two-thirds ... -
Navigating Precarious Livelihoods: Youth in the SME Sector in Zimbabwe
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-11-20)Since the late 1990s, Zimbabwe has experienced a protracted socioeconomic and political crisis. This crisis was marked by unprecedented unemployment rates, company closures, retrenchments, and rapid informalisation. In the ... -
Assessing the Effectiveness of Employment Programmes for Ex-Combatants: A Case Study of Nigeria’s Post Amnesty Programme (PAP)
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-11-20)Employment of ex-militants is an important part of disarmament, demobilisation, and reintegration (DDR) programmes in societies emerging from armed conflicts. In this article, I examine the potential of Nigeria’s Post ... -
Glossary: Youth Employment and the Private Sector in Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-11-20)This is the glossary for IDS Bulletin 49.5, Youth Employment and the Private Sector in Africa.
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