Young Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa
Young people in sub-Saharan Africa are growing up in rapidly changing social and economic environments which produce high levels of un- and underemployment. Job creation through entrepreneurship is currently being promoted by international organizations, governments and NGOs as a key solution, despi...
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| description | Young people in sub-Saharan Africa are growing up in rapidly changing social and economic environments which produce high levels of un- and underemployment. Job creation through entrepreneurship is currently being promoted by international organizations, governments and NGOs as a key solution, despite there being a dearth of knowledge about youth entrepreneurship in an African context. This book makes an important contribution by exploring the nature of youth entrepreneurship in Ghana, Uganda and Zambia. It provides new insights into conceptual and methodological discussions of youth entrepreneurship as well as presenting original empirical data. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative research, conducted under the auspices of a collaborative, interdisciplinary and comparative research project, it highlights the opportunities and challenges young people face in setting up and running businesses. Divided into a number of clear sections, each with its own introduction and conclusion, the book considers the nature of youth entrepreneurship at the national level, in both urban and rural areas, in specific sectors - including mobile telephony, mining, handicrafts and tourism - and analyses how key factors, such as microfinance, social capital and entrepreneurship education, affect youth entrepreneurship. New light is shed on the multi-faceted nature of youth entrepreneurship and a convincing case is presented for a more nuanced understanding of the term entrepreneurship and the situation faced by many African youth today. This book will be of interest to a wide range of scholars interested in youth entrepreneurship, including in development studies, business studies, youth studies and geography, as well as to development practitioners and policy makers. The Open Access title has now been added to the Open Access page. http://www.tandfebooks.com/page/openaccess |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1606552025-05-28T05:51:14Z Young Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa Gough, Katherine V. Langevang, Thilde african economics african politics african studies children's geography economic geography entrepeneurs global south katherine gough social geography youth in africa youth studies Thilde Langevang Rebecca Namatovu Samuel Dawa Sarah Kyejjusa George Owusu Paul W. K. Yankson Robert Darko Osei Francis Chigunta Valentine Mwanza Torben Birch-Thomsen Søren Bech Pilgaard Kristensen Robert L. Afutu-Kotey Marshall Kala Søren Jeppesen Moonga H. Mumba Agnes Noelin Nassuna Waswa Balunywa thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGC Human geography thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCF Labour / income economics thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGL Regional geography thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology Young people in sub-Saharan Africa are growing up in rapidly changing social and economic environments which produce high levels of un- and underemployment. Job creation through entrepreneurship is currently being promoted by international organizations, governments and NGOs as a key solution, despite there being a dearth of knowledge about youth entrepreneurship in an African context. This book makes an important contribution by exploring the nature of youth entrepreneurship in Ghana, Uganda and Zambia. It provides new insights into conceptual and methodological discussions of youth entrepreneurship as well as presenting original empirical data. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative research, conducted under the auspices of a collaborative, interdisciplinary and comparative research project, it highlights the opportunities and challenges young people face in setting up and running businesses. Divided into a number of clear sections, each with its own introduction and conclusion, the book considers the nature of youth entrepreneurship at the national level, in both urban and rural areas, in specific sectors - including mobile telephony, mining, handicrafts and tourism - and analyses how key factors, such as microfinance, social capital and entrepreneurship education, affect youth entrepreneurship. New light is shed on the multi-faceted nature of youth entrepreneurship and a convincing case is presented for a more nuanced understanding of the term entrepreneurship and the situation faced by many African youth today. This book will be of interest to a wide range of scholars interested in youth entrepreneurship, including in development studies, business studies, youth studies and geography, as well as to development practitioners and policy makers. The Open Access title has now been added to the Open Access page. http://www.tandfebooks.com/page/openaccess 2025-05-28T05:51:13Z 2025-05-28T05:51:13Z 2025-05-27T10:38:47Z 2016 book ONIX_20250527T122911_9781317548379_46 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/102768 9781317548379 9781138704930 9781315730257 9781138844599 9781317548355 9781317548362 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/160655 eng Routledge Spaces of Childhood and Youth Series open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102768/1/9781317548379.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781315730257 10.4324/9781315730257 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9781317548379 9781138704930 9781315730257 9781138844599 9781317548355 9781317548362 Routledge 292 Oxford open access |
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| topic | african economics african politics african studies children's geography economic geography entrepeneurs global south katherine gough social geography youth in africa youth studies Thilde Langevang Rebecca Namatovu Samuel Dawa Sarah Kyejjusa George Owusu Paul W. K. Yankson Robert Darko Osei Francis Chigunta Valentine Mwanza Torben Birch-Thomsen Søren Bech Pilgaard Kristensen Robert L. Afutu-Kotey Marshall Kala Søren Jeppesen Moonga H. Mumba Agnes Noelin Nassuna Waswa Balunywa thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGC Human geography thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCF Labour / income economics thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGL Regional geography thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology |
| topic_facet | african economics african politics african studies children's geography economic geography entrepeneurs global south katherine gough social geography youth in africa youth studies Thilde Langevang Rebecca Namatovu Samuel Dawa Sarah Kyejjusa George Owusu Paul W. K. Yankson Robert Darko Osei Francis Chigunta Valentine Mwanza Torben Birch-Thomsen Søren Bech Pilgaard Kristensen Robert L. Afutu-Kotey Marshall Kala Søren Jeppesen Moonga H. Mumba Agnes Noelin Nassuna Waswa Balunywa thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGC Human geography thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCF Labour / income economics thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGL Regional geography thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology |
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