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34%OFFDanielle Resnick (Ed.) - African Youth and the Persistence of Marginalization: Employment, politics, and prospects for change - 9781138630451 - V9781138630451
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African Youth and the Persistence of Marginalization: Employment, politics, and prospects for change

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Description for African Youth and the Persistence of Marginalization: Employment, politics, and prospects for change Paperback. Editor(s): Resnick, Danielle; Thurlow, James. Series: Routledge Studies in African Development. Num Pages: 206 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white tables, 16 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JFSP2; JHM; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 381.

The much heralded growth and transformation of many economies in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade continues to receive prominent attention in academic scholarship and among policy practitioners. An apparent feature about this transformation, however, is that Africa’s youth appear to have been left out. This book critically examines the extent and consequences of the marginalization of African youth. It questions conventional wisdoms about data trends, aspirational goals, and common policy interventions surrounding Africa’s youth that have been variously propagated in both the development studies literature and in mainstream donor policy reports.

The book explores macro trends from both a ... Read more

The incorporation of multiple methods and disciplines, as well as its attention to policy issues, ensures that the book will be of great interest to graduate students, researchers, and professional researchers whose work lies at the intersection of African area studies and development studies as well as those focused on development economics, political science, and public policy and administration.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Series
Routledge Studies in African Development
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138630451
SKU
V9781138630451
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Danielle Resnick (Ed.)
Danielle Resnick is a Research Fellow in the Development Strategies and Governance Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA. James Thurlow is a Senior Research Fellow in the Development Strategies and Governance Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA. UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) was ... Read more

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