Youth in Africa's labor market /

The authors examine the challenges facing Africa's youth in their transition from school to working life, and propose a strategy for meeting these challenges. Topics covered include the effect of education on employment and income, broadening employment opportunities, and enhancing youth capabi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Garcia, Marito, 1951-, Farès, Jean
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2008.
Series:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
Subjects:
Youth > Employment > Africa.
Youth > Africa > Social conditions.
Labor market > Africa.
Jeunesse > Travail > Afrique.
Jeunesse > Afrique > Conditions sociales.
Marché du travail > Afrique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Labor market
Youth > Employment
Youth > Social conditions
Jugend
Arbeitsmarkt
Africa
Afrika
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Why is it important for Africa to invest in its youth? / Marito Garcia and Jean Fares
  • Transitions to working life for Africa's youth / Marito Garcia and Jean Fares
  • How do Africa's young people spend their time? / Marito Garcia and Jean Fares
  • The effect of education on income and employment / Marito Garcia and Jean Fares
  • Working in bad jobs or not working at all / Marito Garcia and Jean Fares
  • The three pillars of policy : lessons from international experience / Marito Garcia and Jean Fares
  • School-to-work transitions : regional overview / Lorenzo Guarcello [and others]
  • What determines labor market participation by youth in Burkina Faso? / Daniel Parent
  • Child labor and youth employment in Ethiopia / Lorenzo Guarcello, Scott Lyon, and Furio Rosati
  • Youth in the labor market and the transition from school to work in Tanzania / Florence Kondylis and Marco Manacorda
  • How did universal primary education affect returns to education and labor market participation in Uganda? / Lisa Dragoset and Lars Vilhuber.

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