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Titolo |
Negotiating the livelihoods of children and youth in Africa's urban spaces [[electronic resource] =] : négocier pour sa vie : les enfants et les jeunes dans les espaces urbains de l'Afrique / / ed. by Michael F.C. Bourdillon with Ali Sangare |
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Dakar, : Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), c2012 |
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ISBN |
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2-86978-542-9 |
2-86978-541-0 |
1-283-64001-5 |
2-86978-551-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BourdillonMichael <1942-> (Michael F. C.) |
SangaréAli |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Child labor - Africa |
Children - Economic aspects - Africa |
Youth - Economic aspects - Africa |
Youth - Employment - Africa |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover ""; ""Title page ""; ""Copyright page ""; ""Contents ""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Chemage et conditions d'existence des jeunes de la ville de Ouagadougou""; ""3. Familles en survie dans un espace defavorise; Ouagadougou""; ""4. Villes et creativite des enfants et des jeunes au Cameroun""; ""5. The Representations of Unaccompanied Working Migrant Male Children Negotiating for Livelihoods in a South African Border Town ""; ""6. Scavenging by Minors at Huruma Garbage Dumpsite: The Children's Story"" |
""7. Les jeunes commerants handicap's moteurs dans la negociation de la vie entre Brazzaville et Kinshasa (1970-2009)""""8. Youths Poverty and Livelihood Strategies in Fegge, Onitsha Urban Local Government Area, Nigeria""; ""9. Hunting and Gathering by Children and Youths in |
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Owerri Urban, Nigeria: Negotiating Dietary Supplements""; ""10. Youth Livelihoods and Karaoke Work in Kampala's Nightlife Spaces""; ""11. Patronage of Local Cinema Halls among Urban Youths in Ado Ekiti, Southwest Nigeria"" |
""12. Dynamique urbaine et nouvelles formes de negociation de l'existence sociale : les jeunes et les grins de the dans la ville de Ouagadougou""""13. The Value of Socialization in Negotiating Livelihoods among the Youth: A Case of Bugembe Youth Group in Uganda""; ""14. La « prostitution alimentaire juvenile; Yaounde""; ""15. The Trajectories of Survival of the Mungiki Youth in Nairobi""; ""Back cover "" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book deals with problems facing children and youth in African cities today. African populations have high growth rates and, consequently, relatively high proportions of young people. Population growth in rural areas has stretched resources leading to urban migration and a rapid growth of cities. Economies have not grown apace with the population; and in some countries, economies have even shrunk. The result is a severe lack of resources in cities to meet the needs of the growing populations, shown in high unemployment, inadequate housing, poor services, and often extreme poverty. All the |
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