Youth Employment in a Globalising World

Katherine V. Gough, Thilde Langevang, George Owusu

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    Abstract

    Young people in the global South are seeking employment opportunities in challenging economic and social environments. This paper provides an overview of current debates regarding youth employment, highlighting conceptualisations of youth and (un)employment, emerging youth employment trends and the nature of policies introduced to tackle youth (un)employment. It provides an overview of the six papers that make up this special issue and shows how highlighting the complexities and diversities of youth employment strategies in sub-Saharan Africa provides valuable lessons, both for enhancing current conceptualisations and theorisation of youth employment and in terms of related policy instruments.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalInternational Development Planning Review
    Volume35
    Issue number2
    Pages (from-to)91-102
    ISSN1474-6743
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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