This paper analyses the role of tertiary education on rural development. Using census data on villages in India for … 2011, we find that skilled workers have had an important impact on rural prosperity. A 1 percentage point rise in the share … literature on structural transformations and contend that such transformations can also happen within rural areas. …

understanding of rural non-farm entrepreneurship, particularly with regard to the role of young adults in this sector. This paper …Africa is not only the poorest and most rural continent, it is also the most youthful continent in terms of population … the contribution they make to rural household income, the (ii) determinants of enterprise operation, and (iii) labor …

Across the world, people in urban rather than rural areas are more likely to support gender equality. To explain this … global trend, this paper engages with geographically diverse literature and comparative rural-urban ethnographic research …

/ value - This research adds to the literature on informal farm entrepreneurship and rural communities' debate in developing …) on youth development in informal farm entrepreneurship in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the … GESS on rural youths' adoption of new technologies needed to sustainably increase food security in Nigeria. Design …