book chapter
Can migration be a conduit for transformative youth employment?
2019 | Pages: 21
Publisher(s): international food policy research institute (ifpri)oxford university press
Open Access | CC BY-NC-4.0
Citation
Mueller, Valerie; and Lee, Hak Lim. 2019. Can migration be a conduit for transformative youth employment? In Youth and jobs in rural Africa: Beyond stylized facts. Mueller, Valerie; and Thurlow, James (Eds.). Chapter 2, Pp. 25-46. New York, NY: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198848059.003.0002
Chapter 2 uses new household survey data to investigate youth migration patterns in four African countries, paying particular attention to the effect of land scarcity on young people’s decision to migrate to urban centres. Despite urbanization, rural job creation is a major policy goal for many African governments. However, it is unclear whether national polices adequately reflect and address the constraints facing young job seekers in agriculture and rural areas.