Youth and Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa

<p>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 problem in the short- and long-run. </p><p></p><p>Part I reviews the existing literature on youth unemployment and underemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa from microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives while Part II goes on to present detailed country studies of Ethiopia Ghana Kenya and South Africa. These studies offer a deep understanding of the situation on the ground and consider country-specific solutions.</p><p></p><p>Throughout the book it is argued that the standard ILO definition of unemployment is too narrow to correctly portray employment situations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Several alternative measures of unemployment are presented which show that joblessness is far more pervasive than commonly assumed in the literature.</p><p></p><p>This volume will be of interest to academics and policy makers involved in African development.</p>