03279oam 22006135 450 991082785680332120240402060646.01-4648-0108-810.1596/978-1-4648-0107-5(CKB)3710000000087055(EBL)1630857(SSID)ssj0001108973(PQKBManifestationID)12500088(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001108973(PQKBWorkID)11104509(PQKB)10648604(MiAaPQ)EBC1630857(Au-PeEL)EBL1630857(CaPaEBR)ebr10834575(CaONFJC)MIL574114(OCoLC)870589335(The World Bank)18007781(US-djbf)18007781(EXLCZ)99371000000008705520140114d2014 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentnrdamediancrdacarrierYouth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa /Deon Filmer and Louise Fox1st ed.Washington, D.C. :The World Bank,2014.1 online resource (pages cm)Africa development forum series"The series is sponsored by the Agence Française de Développement and the World Bank."1-4648-0107-X Includes bibliographical references and index.chapter 1.Opportunities and challenges for youth employment in Africa --focus note 1.Jobs: more than just income --chapter 2.Youth--a time of transitions --chapter 3.Skills for productive employment --chapter 4.Agriculture as a sector of opportunity for youth in Africa --focus note 2.Safety nets and pathways to productive employment --chapter 5.Creating productive employment for youth in the household enterprise sector --focus note 3.Financial inclusion and the transition to sustainable livelihoods for young people --chapter 6.Raising productivity in Africa's modern wage enterprises to foster job growth for youth --focus note 4.Youth unemployment is configured differently, and requires different approaches, in South Africa --chapter 7.Conclusion.High fertility and declining mortality rates have led to a very young population in most Sub-Saharan African countries. The region?s labor force is expected to increase by 11 million people per year over the next 10 years. Most of this increase will be new entrants seeking their first job. While the younger generation is better educated than their parents, they often lack the means to translate that education into productive employment. Today, most work is in non-wage jobs on farms and in household enterprises. Even if greater economic activity were to create the conditions for robust growthAfrica development forum.World Bank e-Library.YouthEmploymentAfrica, Sub-SaharanYouthEmployment311.340967Filmer Deon1712746Fox M. Louise1605745World Bank.IEN/DLCIENBOOK9910827856803321Youth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa4105142UNINA