ABSTRACT
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.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|50 pages
National studies of youth entrepreneurship
part II|49 pages
Youth entrepreneurship in urban settlements
chapter 5|13 pages
Young entrepreneurs in Lusaka
chapter 6|14 pages
Youth entrepreneurship in Kampala
chapter 7|14 pages
Prospects and challenges of youth entrepreneurship in Nima-Maamobi, a low-income neighbourhood of Accra
part III|49 pages
Youth entrepreneurship in rural areas
chapter 8|15 pages
Mobile rural youth in northern Ghana
part IV|57 pages
Youth entrepreneurship in specific sectors
chapter 13|13 pages
Young female entrepreneurs in Uganda
chapter 14|11 pages
Employment in the tourism industry
part V|45 pages
Stimulating youth entrepreneurship