Youth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
By: Deon Filmer and Louise Fox with Karen Brooks, Aparajita Goyal, Taye Mengistae, Patrick Premand, Dena Ringold, Siddharth Sharma, and Sergiy Zorya
Contributors: Fox, M. Louise, author; World Bank
Series: Africa development forum series; Africa development forum
Publisher: a copublication of the Agence Française de Développement and The World Bank; World Bank Publications
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9781464801075; 9781464801082
Subjects: Youth; Employment
Notes: "The series is sponsored by the Agence Française de Développement and the World Bank."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: chapter 1.; title: Opportunities and challenges for youth employment in Africa -- -- focus note 1.; title: Jobs: more than just income -- -- chapter 2.; title: Youth--a time of transitions -- -- chapter 3.; title: Skills for productive employment -- -- chapter 4.; title: Agriculture as a sector of opportunity for youth in Africa -- -- focus note 2.; title: Safety nets and pathways to productive employment -- -- chapter 5.; title: Creating productive employment for youth in the household enterprise sector -- -- focus note 3.; title: Financial inclusion and the transition to sustainable livelihoods for young people -- -- chapter 6.; title: Raising productivity in Africa's modern wage enterprises to foster job growth for youth -- -- focus note 4.; title: Youth unemployment is configured differently, and requires different approaches, in South Africa -- -- chapter 7.; title: Conclusion.