Rural-to-urban migration is an inherent part of the economic development process, yet it is
relatively understudied in sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we attempt to describe the …

Over the past twenty years or so, there has been a debate that basically asks “… whether the
informal sector should really be seen as a marginalized,„survival‟ sector, which mops up …

Estimates of the current and future structure of employment in sub-Saharan Africa (2005–20)
are obtained based on household survey estimates for 28 countries and an elasticity-type …

This article explores the global social–economic impact of shale gas extraction, comparing
the differing social and economic impacts shale gas extraction may have on communities in …

More than three billion people, nearly half of humankind, live on less than two-and-a-half US
dollars per person per day. Studies have shown repeatedly that the main and often the sole …

Africa is going through a youth bulge with more people under 25 than above 50 in all of its
countries. Creating opportunities for the burgeoning number of youth is a challenge that …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is not only the poorest region of the world, it is also the
youngest. This realisation is fuelling concern about the youth employment challenge …

This paper addresses the questions as to the size and causes of earnings differentials in two
urban African labor markets, those of Ghana and Tanzania. We have panel data so we can …

Since first recognized in the early 1970s, the informal sector of Sub-Saharan Africa has
become a growing source of employment for large numbers of youth, but also for older …

This paper discusses the employment strategies of young people in selected rural areas of
Zambia and Uganda, with a focus on the opportunities and constraints that they face. It …