Can migration be a conduit for transformative youth employment?

Valerie Mueller and Hak Lim Lee

Chapter 2 in Youth and jobs in rural Africa: Beyond stylized facts, 2019, pp yj25-46 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Chapter 2 uses new household survey data to investigate youth migration patterns in four African countries, paying particular attention to the effect; of land scarcity on young people’s decision to migrate to urban centres. Despite urbanization, rural job creation is a major policy goal for many African governments. However, it is unclear whether national polices adequately reflect and address the constraints facing young job seekers in agriculture and rural areas.

Keywords: rural youth; youth employment; employment; youth; agriculture; migration; governance; Tanzania; Malawi; Northern Africa; Eastern Africa; Africa; Western Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Southern Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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