This paper documents and analyses the predominance of informal employment in Africa and shows that lack of demand for … economy and exports of labour-intensive products are vital to boosting the demand for labour in Africa. Africa has some … potential to become competitive in light manufacturing, but the most promising avenue for export-led growth of employment in …

transformation in Africa, focusing on sectoral output shares, sectoral employment shares, and the relative labour productivity of … sectors. We find that Africa is gradually advancing towards structural transformation but at a very slow speed. The empirical … product growth and population density reduce unemployment and non-employment. …

high initial income inequality. The neglect of concern for employment and inequality in the formulation of the Millennium … Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 is noted; the addition of a goal for full employment in a reformulation of the MDGs in 2005 did … not lead to a change in focus in official development assistance (ODA). If the growing concern for employment and …

employment opportunities for unskilled African labourers. Youth residing in mining settlements, have a large vested interest in … the current and future development of mining. Focusing on Tanzania as typical of the emerging new mineralizing Africa … school students towards mining as a form of employment and its impact on economic and social life in mining communities are …

The informal sector makes up an overwhelming share of both gross domestic product and total employment in Africa. In … this paper, we lay out some of the basic characteristics of the informal sector in sub-Saharan Africa, relevant …

This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the …

Africa, but they also have higher failure rates. Ignoring firm exit exaggerates net employment growth. Using panel data for … prospects for employment creation. …

Africa should industrialize. Without structural change it cannot sustain recent growth. Economies with more diverse and … sophisticated industrial sectors tend to grow faster. But since 1980 Africa has deindustrialized. The paper shows that between 1975 … and 2005 the size, diversity and sophistication of industry in Africa have all declined. An industrialization strategy …

achieving security, yet the experience of changing policing systems in Africa is disappointing. Only South Africa and a few post …