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Improving skills development in the informal sector [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa / / Arvil V. Adams, Sara Johansson de Silva, and Setareh Razmar
| Improving skills development in the informal sector [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa / / Arvil V. Adams, Sara Johansson de Silva, and Setareh Razmar |
| Autore | Adams Arvil V |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SilvaSara Johansson de
RazmaraSetareh |
| Collana | Directions in development |
| Soggetto topico |
Informal sector (Economics) - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Small business - Africa, Sub-Saharan Labor - Africa, Sub-Saharan Labor market - Africa, Sub-Saharan Vocational education - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9969-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Background; Figure O.1 Youth and Urban Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1985, 2010, and 2035; Figure O.2 Wage and Salaried Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980s-2000s; Figures; Main Findings; Figure O.3 Distribution of Log Monthly Earnings by Formality Status in Nigeria; Figure O.4 Percentage of Population Belonging to the Three Poorest Consumption Quintiles in Formal, Informal, and Farm Sectors of Rwanda and Kenya; Figure O.5 Women Employed in Informal and Formal Sectors of Selected Countries
Figure O.6 Share of Population with Primary Levels of Education or More in the Formal and Informal SectorsFigure O.7 Employment by Education Level in Different Sectors of Tanzania; Figure O.8 Access to Apprenticeship across Groups in Ghana; Figure O.9 Predicted Probabilities by Educational Attainment in Rwanda; Figure O.10 Returns to Education for Wage Workers Compared with Nonwage Workers in Tanzania; Main Policy Recommendations; References; Chapter 1 Introduction; In This Chapter; Background; Public Interest in the Nonfarm Informal Sector Figure 1.1 Informal Economy as a Percentage of GNP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2006-07Figure 1.2 Youth and Urban Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1985, 2010, and 2035; Figure 1.3 Wage and Salaried Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980s-2000s; Skills Play Different Roles in the Formal and Informal Sectors; Tables; Table 1.1 Self-Employment as a Percentage of All Nonfarm Employment and Women as a Percentage of Self-Employment, Latest Survey Year; Boxes; Box 1.1 Why Skills Development Differs in the Informal and Formal Sectors; What We Know about Skills and the Informal Sector Figure 1.4 Percentage of Firms Offering Formal Training Programs for Permanent, Full-Time Employees, Latest Year AvailableObjectives and Structure of This Book; Notes; References; Part 1 Findings and Actions; Chapter 2 Employment in the Informal Sector; In This Chapter; Introduction; Table 2.1 Household Surveys Used for Analysis of the Informal Sector; Table 2.2 Differing Accessibility to Data for Classifying Employment in the Informal Sector among Countries and Their Household Surveys; A Profile of Those Employed; Table 2.3 Total Employmenta by Sector of Work Table 2.4 Growth of Nonfarm Employment and Self-EmploymentFigure 2.1 Informal Sector Earnings Compared with Farm Sector Earnings in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, and Rwanda; Figure 2.2 Distribution of Wages and Earnings in Ghana and Kenya; Figure 2.3 Urban Share of Formal and Informal Sector Work in Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, and Kenya; Table 2.5 Distribution of Employed by Sector and Household Consumption Quintile, Rwanda and Kenya; Figure 2.4 Women's Share of Informal Sector Work by Area in Rwanda; Figure 2.5 Gender Distribution of Employment Table 2.6 Main Reasons for Entering the Informal Sector in Tanzania |
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Improving skills development in the informal sector : strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa / / Arvil V. Adams, Sara Johansson de Silva, and Setareh Razmar
| Improving skills development in the informal sector : strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa / / Arvil V. Adams, Sara Johansson de Silva, and Setareh Razmar |
| Autore | Adams Arvil V |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 331 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SilvaSara Johansson de
RazmaraSetareh |
| Collana | Directions in development |
| Soggetto topico |
Informal sector (Economics) - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Small business - Africa, Sub-Saharan Labor - Africa, Sub-Saharan Labor market - Africa, Sub-Saharan Vocational education - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9969-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Background; Figure O.1 Youth and Urban Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1985, 2010, and 2035; Figure O.2 Wage and Salaried Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980s-2000s; Figures; Main Findings; Figure O.3 Distribution of Log Monthly Earnings by Formality Status in Nigeria; Figure O.4 Percentage of Population Belonging to the Three Poorest Consumption Quintiles in Formal, Informal, and Farm Sectors of Rwanda and Kenya; Figure O.5 Women Employed in Informal and Formal Sectors of Selected Countries
Figure O.6 Share of Population with Primary Levels of Education or More in the Formal and Informal SectorsFigure O.7 Employment by Education Level in Different Sectors of Tanzania; Figure O.8 Access to Apprenticeship across Groups in Ghana; Figure O.9 Predicted Probabilities by Educational Attainment in Rwanda; Figure O.10 Returns to Education for Wage Workers Compared with Nonwage Workers in Tanzania; Main Policy Recommendations; References; Chapter 1 Introduction; In This Chapter; Background; Public Interest in the Nonfarm Informal Sector Figure 1.1 Informal Economy as a Percentage of GNP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2006-07Figure 1.2 Youth and Urban Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1985, 2010, and 2035; Figure 1.3 Wage and Salaried Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980s-2000s; Skills Play Different Roles in the Formal and Informal Sectors; Tables; Table 1.1 Self-Employment as a Percentage of All Nonfarm Employment and Women as a Percentage of Self-Employment, Latest Survey Year; Boxes; Box 1.1 Why Skills Development Differs in the Informal and Formal Sectors; What We Know about Skills and the Informal Sector Figure 1.4 Percentage of Firms Offering Formal Training Programs for Permanent, Full-Time Employees, Latest Year AvailableObjectives and Structure of This Book; Notes; References; Part 1 Findings and Actions; Chapter 2 Employment in the Informal Sector; In This Chapter; Introduction; Table 2.1 Household Surveys Used for Analysis of the Informal Sector; Table 2.2 Differing Accessibility to Data for Classifying Employment in the Informal Sector among Countries and Their Household Surveys; A Profile of Those Employed; Table 2.3 Total Employmenta by Sector of Work Table 2.4 Growth of Nonfarm Employment and Self-EmploymentFigure 2.1 Informal Sector Earnings Compared with Farm Sector Earnings in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, and Rwanda; Figure 2.2 Distribution of Wages and Earnings in Ghana and Kenya; Figure 2.3 Urban Share of Formal and Informal Sector Work in Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, and Kenya; Table 2.5 Distribution of Employed by Sector and Household Consumption Quintile, Rwanda and Kenya; Figure 2.4 Women's Share of Informal Sector Work by Area in Rwanda; Figure 2.5 Gender Distribution of Employment Table 2.6 Main Reasons for Entering the Informal Sector in Tanzania |
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| Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2013] | ||
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Young entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa / / edited by Katherine V. Gough and Thilde Langevang
| Young entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa / / edited by Katherine V. Gough and Thilde Langevang |
| Autore | Gough Katherine V |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Taylor & Francis, 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 pages) |
| Disciplina |
338/.0408350967
338.0408350967 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GoughKatherine V. <1963->
LangevangThilde |
| Collana | Routledge Spaces of Childhood and Youth Series. |
| Soggetto topico |
Entrepreneurship - Employment - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Young businesspeople - Africa, Sub-Saharan Youth - Africa, Sub-Saharan Small business - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN |
1-317-54837-X
1-315-73025-1 1-317-54836-1 |
| Classificazione | SCI030000SOC015000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction: youth entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa; PART I National studies of youth entrepreneurship; Introduction to Part I; 2 Youth entrepreneurship trends and policies in Uganda; 3 Youth entrepreneurship in Ghana: current trends and policies; 4 Measuring and promoting youth entrepreneurship in Zambia; Concluding comments to Part I; PART II Youth entrepreneurship in urban settlements; Introduction to Part II
5 Young entrepreneurs in Lusaka: overcoming constraints through ingenuity and social entrepreneurship6 Youth entrepreneurship in Kampala: managing scarce resources in a challenging environment; 7 Prospects and challenges of youth entrepreneurship in Nima-Maamobi, a low-income neighbourhood of Accra; Concluding comments to Part II; PART III Youth entrepreneurship in rural areas; Introduction to Part III; 8 Mobile rural youth in northern Ghana: combining near and distant opportunity spaces; 9 Rural youth entrepreneurship in eastern Uganda 10 Rural youth in northern Zambia: straddling the rural-urban divideConcluding comments to Part III; PART IV Youth entrepreneurship in specific sectors; Introduction to Part IV; 11 Young entrepreneurs in the mobile telephony sector in Ghana; 12 Youth entrepreneurship in a small-scale gold mining settlement in Ghana; 13 Young female entrepreneurs in Uganda: handicraft production as a livelihood strategy; 14 Employment in the tourism industry: a pathway to entrepreneurship for Ugandan youth; Concluding comments to Part IV; PART V Stimulating youth entrepreneurship; Introduction to Part V 15 Social capital among young entrepreneurs in Zambia16 Innovative approaches by Ugandan microfinance institutions to reach out to young entrepreneurs; 17 Entrepreneurship education in Uganda: impact on graduate intentions to set up a business; Concluding comments to Part V; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910213854903321 |
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Gough Katherine V
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| Taylor & Francis, 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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