Youth and Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Working But Poor
Herausgeber: Hino, Hiroyuki; Ranis, Gustav

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

It is widely acknowledged that youth unemployment is one of the most critical challenges facing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. This volume brings together an eminent group of international scholars to analyse the extent and complex nature of this joblessness, and offer a set of evidence-based policy choices that could contribute to solving the

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780367868260
• ISBN-10: 0367868261
• Artikelnr.: 58441081

Autorenporträt

Hiroyuki Hino is Professor of Economics at Kobe University, Japan. He is also Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya. Gustav Ranis is Frank Altschul Professor Emeritus of International Economics at Yale University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Akihiko Tanaka Preface Hiroyuki Hino and Gustav Ranis 1. Introduction and Summary Hiroyuki Hino
William Lyakurwa and Samuel Mwakubo Part I: Review of Literature and Global Practices 2. Macroeconomic Perspectives Gustav Ranis and Douglas Gollin 3. Microeconomic Perspectives Marianne Bertrand and Bruno Crepon Part II: Country Studies 4. Ethiopia Nzinga H. Broussard
John Page and Tsegay Gebrekidan Tekleselassie
with Tadele Ferede and Hansa Teklay Reda 5. Ghana Ernest Aryeetey
William Baah-Boateng
Charles Godfred Ackah
Kim Lehrer and Isaac Mbiti 6. Kenya Boaz Munga
Othieno Nyanjom
Eldah Onsomu and Germano Mwabu 7. South Africa Martin Abel
Megan Blair
Raissa Fabregas
Kamilla Gumede and Murray Leibbrandt