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Journal articles on the topic "Youth – Employment – Ghana"

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Brenya, Edward, Dominic Degraft Arthur, and Janet Nyarko. "Unlocking the Challenging Pathways of Youth Participation in Ghana’s Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency." Journal of Social and Development Sciences 12, no. 1(S) (2021): 8–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v12i1(s).3188.

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Youth participation in public policies such as the employment policy process has gained prominence in academic and policy literature. Despite this, research on youth participation in the employment policy process has received little attention in Ghana. This paper draws on documentary analysis to unlock the challenging pathways of youth participation in Ghana’s youth employment and entrepreneurial development agency. The paper finds that a web of challenges such as insufficient access to information, over-politicization of GYEEDA, poor level of coordination of stakeholders, and prevalence of diversity and social exclusion are embedded in obstructing the youth participation in GYEEDA. The study recommends that policymakers such as the government and other stakeholders should provide adequate measures to ensure that beneficiaries such as the youths are engaged in the design, formulation, and execution of the youth employment policy process in Ghana.
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Jumpah, Emmanuel Tetteh, Richard Ampadu-Ameyaw, and Johnny Owusu-Arthur. "Youth employment in Ghana: economic and social development policies perspective." World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development 16, no. 4 (2020): 413–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/wjemsd-07-2019-0060.

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PurposeCreating employment opportunities for the youth remains a dilemma for policymakers. In many cases, policies and programmes to tackle youth unemployment have produced little results, because such initiatives have failed to consider some fundamental inputs. In Ghana, youth unemployment rate has doubled or more than doubled the national average unemployment rate in recent years. The current study, therefore, examines how policies in the past two decades have affected youth unemployment rate and other development outcomes.Design/methodology/approachThe study reviewed national economic development policy documents from 1996 to 2017 and other relevant policies aimed at creating employment opportunities for the youth, applying the content analysis procedure. Four main policy documents were reviewed in this regard. Data from secondary sources including International Labour Organisation (ILO), World Bank (WB), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) were analysed to examine the trends in youth unemployment rate, human development index and GDP growth rate in Ghana over the years. There were also formal and informal consultations with youth and development practitioners.FindingsThe results of the study show that policies that promote general growth in the economy reduce youth unemployment, while continuation of existing youth programmes, expansion, as well as addition of new ones by new governments reduces youth unemployment rate. In particular, GDP growth and youth unemployment rate trend in opposite direction; periods of increased growth have reduced youth unemployment rate and vice versa. The period of Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda I & II witnessed better reduction (5.7%) in youth unemployment rate than any of the policy periods. This was not sustained, and despite the current youth employment initiatives, unemployment among young people still remained higher than the national average.Research limitations/implicationsThe study provides relevant information on how development policies and programmes affect youth unemployment rate over time. In as much as it is not the interest of the study, the study stops short of empirical estimation to determine the level of GDP growth rate that can reduce a particular level of youth unemployment, which is a case for further research. Nevertheless, the outcome of the study reflects the data and methodology used.Originality/valueTo the best of the knowledge of the authors, this is a first study in Ghana that has attempted to directly link development outcomes such as youth unemployment to national economic development policies, although there are studies that have analysed the policy gaps and implementation challenges. This paper, therefore, bridges the knowledge of how development policies affect youth employment opportunities, particularly for Ghana.
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Dwumah, Peter, Kofi Osei Akuoko, and Eric Henry Yeboah. "Family Networks’ Support to Employment Paths of Rural Youth in a Ghanaian Community." International Journal of Social Science Studies 6, no. 2 (2018): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/ijsss.v6i2.2577.

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The study examined family networks’ support to rural young people’s past and present employment as well as their employment aspirations since research on these issues especially in African and Ghanaian context is rare. The research analysed whether or not rural youth expect and receive employment support from their family networks. Mixed method approach for collection and analysis of data from young people in Amankyea a rural community in the Atwima Nwabiagya district of Ashanti region in Ghana was used. Three (3) focus group discussions and interviews of 20 young people who were purposively selected were conducted. Questionnaires were also administered to 270 randomly selected young people in the rural community. Social capital theory was used as theoretical framework for the study. It was found that majority of the rural youth did not expect, and receive employment support from their family networks. Though rural youth did not expect support from their family networks generally, female rural youth expected and received support from their male partners. The study recommends the need to encourage family networks through workshops and seminars to prioritize employment support to rural young people to reduce reliance on government of Ghana.
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ADOM, KWAME, NEWMAN CHIRI, DANIEL QUAYE, and KWASI AWUAH-WEREKOH. "AN ASSESSMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL DISPOSITION AND CULTURE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: SOME LESSONS FROM GHANA." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 23, no. 01 (2018): 1850001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1084946718500012.

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This paper assesses the impact of Ghanaian culture on the entrepreneurial disposition of Higher National Diploma (HND) graduates of Accra Polytechnic from 2007 to 2012. Since the turn of the millennium, there has been more attention given to job creation than job seeking, especially among the youth, to address unemployment in developing countries. This is because of governments' inability to match the growing number of job seekers to job creation across the globe. One way to address this deficit in Ghana is the introduction of courses in entrepreneurship in almost all tertiary institutions, coupled with the setting up of institutions such as Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Development Agency (GYEEDA), National Youth Employment Program (NYEP), Youth Entrepreneurship Agency (YEA), Youth Entrepreneurship Support (YES), among others. Reporting on 2015 data from Accra, the main finding was that collectivistic culture has negative effects on capital accumulation, human resource management and the urgency the unemployed graduates attached to self-employment. Therefore, this paper calls for some ways to address the issue of graduates' inability to be enterprising.
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Enu-Kwesi, F. "Youth employment and entrepreneurial skills development in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District of Ghana." Ghana Journal of Development Studies 9, no. 1 (2013): 74. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gjds.v9i1.6.

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Damoah, Obi Berko Obeng. "Strategic factors predicting the likelihood of youth entrepreneurship in Ghana: a logistic regression analysis." World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development 16, no. 4 (2020): 389–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/wjemsd-06-2018-0057.

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PurposeThe paper sought to make contribution to youth entrepreneurship research field. This is because whilst youth entrepreneurship presents enormous socio-economic benefits, including economic growth, diversification, innovation and poverty elimination earlier research have paid more attention to adults' entrepreneurship with less attention been paid to youth entrepreneurship resulting in a compelling research gap following the present huge youth unemployment across the world. Consequently, the motivation of the paper is to guide public policy and practice on the promotion of youth entrepreneurship, especially in developing countries.Design/methodology/approachThe study employs the survey research design based on logistic regression analysis as the key analytical technique to examine data. The choice of the logistic regression model is due to the fact that the main research question that informs the study is a dichotomous one. Hence it was found appropriate to select the logit regression model based on similar works in the field.FindingsOver all, the results show that lack of financial support from one's family background, early entry into formal employment, as well as being born into entrepreneurial dominated families significantly predict the probability of a youth considering entrepreneurship as an attractive life venture.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is based on non-probability sampling method and so readers must bear that in mind when they are interpreting the results.Practical implicationsFollowing from the findings, one of the practical implications is that youth entrepreneurs must align the external influences to the internal capacity of the businesses to initiate and/or start sustainable entrepreneurial ventures.Originality/valueThe study sheds light from an under-explored and new geographical context to advance existing knowledge in the field.
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Obeng, George. "Ghanaian Educational System: A Deviation from Cultural and Socioeconomic Structure; A Bane for Unemployment." Management and Economics Research Journal 5, no. 1 (2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.18639/merj.2019.735634.

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There is a growing concern of youth unemployment among tertiary graduates. Skills acquired in school provide an opportunity to grab. Unemployment sounds unusual in the preindependent colonial era when people learn the trade of the family. After independence, schooling for government jobs became a mantra. There is a shift from the culture and socioeconomic structure to governmental employment structure. This study determines how the population structure is outpacing public government business creating employment deficit and how the curriculum is defeating entrepreneurial development in Ghana. The literature is reviewed, and discussion with students as focused group addresses the unemployment problem. The study concludes that the educational curriculum that is not incorporating the traditional industries is creating unemployment.
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de Witte, Marleen. "Television and the Gospel of Entertainment in Ghana." Exchange 41, no. 2 (2012): 144–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157254312x633233.

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Abstract Charismatic-Pentecostal ‘media ministries’ have become very successful in Africa’s new media fields. They shape new forms of public religiosity that spill over into various forms of popular culture and resonate with broad audiences. This article explores the emergence of new Pentecostal publics at the intersection of media, religion, and entertainment in Ghana, raising critical questions concerning the relations between these domains. It analyses two different religious television broadcasts: a television ministry by a well-known celebrity pastor and a gospel reality show featuring a preaching competition for youth. It also considers the debates and concerns such programmes evoke locally. The analysis shows that Pentecostalism’s employment of popular media and entertainment styles is an effective source of persuasive power, but also poses challenges with regard to binding people as committed Christians. The blurring of boundaries between religion and entertainment business causes insecurities about the authenticity of religious authority and religious subjectivity.
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Baah-Boateng, William. "Unemployment in Ghana: a cross sectional analysis from demand and supply perspectives." African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 6, no. 4 (2015): 402–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ajems-11-2014-0089.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the causes of unemployment in Ghana from both labour demand and supply perspectives based on most recent cross sectional data set from one nationally representative household survey and a baseline survey for Millennium Development Support. Design/methodology/approach – A logit regression estimation technique is applied to two different household survey data sets of 2008 and 2013 to capture the effect of labour demand and supply on unemployment. Findings – Using education and age as capability variables to represent supply factors, unemployment is found to increase with education, and declines with age, confirming higher unemployment rate among the youth, than the old. The paper also observes strong influence of demand factors on unemployment based on relatively higher incidence of unemployment fulltime jobseekers relative to part-time jobseekers and seekers of formal or wage-employment and self-employment or SMEs compared with those seeking any job. Other factors such as the individual’s reservation wage, marital status, sex and poverty status as well as their rural-urban location are also found to cause unemployment in Ghana. Practical implications – Unemployment as a result of the inability of individuals to obtain a job of their choice in the midst of strong economic growth in Ghana suggests weak employment content of growth. In contrast, an increasing phenomenon of unemployment with education also reflects a problem of skill mismatch between skills churn out by education and training institutions and skills requirement by firms in the labour market. Originality/value – The originality of the paper and its contribution to existing literature largely emanate from the inclusion of demand factors in a cross sectional analysis of causes of unemployment.
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Adams, F., R. Aidoo, J. O. Mensah, et al. "Commercialisation of African palm weevil larvae for employment creation and nutritional security in rural Ghana: a financial feasibility approach." Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 7, no. 6 (2021): 1051–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jiff2020.0153.

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Edible insects are increasingly recognised as a source of nutritional security, poverty reduction and overall household wellbeing, particularly in rural sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, for instance, edible insects such as the African palm weevil larvae are integral part of traditional dishes, which are widely consumed among different strata of the Ghanaian society. Following the limited supply of these larvae from the traditional source, deliberate efforts at domestication are being promoted as an investment option in Ghana. This paper uses the case study approach based on data from a modern weevil larvae (akokono) micro-farm in the Ashanti region to analyse the financial viability of an insect-based business to guide future investment decisions. Standard capital budgeting tools such as net present value (NPV), benefit-cost ratio (BCR), internal rate of return (IRR) and payback period were employed to assess the financial viability of an akokono micro-farm of 5.47×7.62 m dimension. The results show that a capital expenditure of Gh₵ 5,333.17 (US$ 935.61) is required to establish the akokono micro-farm. With a five-year project life and cost of capital of 33.5%, the investment appraisal generates a positive NPV (Gh₵ 6,065.89 = US$ 1,164.3), BCR that is greater than unity (1.34), and an IRR (37%) which is above the current lending rate on the financial market in Ghana. The paper concludes that domestication of palm weevil larvae is financially viable at the micro-scale even in the face of pessimistic assumptions. These findings have practical implications for small-scale enterprise development in addressing problems of malnutrition and unemployment among vulnerable groups like women and youth in the rural economy of Ghana.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Youth – Employment – Ghana"

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Agwani, Kwesi Aloysius. "Rural livelihood and youth employment: Case study of local enterprises & skills development programme in Elmina Municipality of the central region of Ghana." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3849.

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Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS)
This research, which principally focuses on local enterprise and skill development programme (LESDEP) in Ghana, aims at assessing the contributions LESDEP has made towards reducing youth unemployment in the Elmina Municipality of the central region of Ghana. Using quantitative and qualitative research methods, the research assessed the extent to which the programme has contributed to improvements in beneficiaries‟ livelihoods, living standards and their well-being in the case study area. This research, which was primarily focused on local enterprise and skill development programme (LESDEP) in Ghana, aims at assessing the contribution LESDEP has made in towards reducing youth unemployment in the Elmina Municipality of the central region of Ghana. Through both quantitative and qualitative research methods, the research assessed the extent to which the programme has contributed to improvements in beneficiaries‟ livelihoods, living standards and their well-being in the case study area
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Agwani, Kwesi Aloysius. "The role of the local enterprise and skills development programme (LESDEP) in reducing youth unemployment and promoting sustainable livelihoods in the central region of Ghana." University of Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7234.

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Unemployment rates in Ghana are high, and the problem persists in developing countries, making it a significant economic problem for these economies. Unemployment generates severe economic and social issues such as poverty, social exclusion and rural-urban migration; it also poses a threat to national stability. In Ghana, unemployment is more prevalent among urban dwellers than those in rural areas, particularly among the youth. Since independence, successive governments in Ghana have implemented several skills development programmes to reduce youth unemployment. Skills development is regarded as playing a crucial role in Ghana’s youth employability by providing unemployed youth with technical and entrepreneurial skills to become self-employed to improve their livelihoods and socio-economic conditions. However, the impact of these programmes on youth unemployment in the short-run has been weak as a result of its partial and fragmented nature. This study examines the effects of skills development programmes on youth employability using the Local Enterprise and Skills Development Programme (LESDEP) given that skills development is crucial in building human capital, financial capital and social networks. The Ghanaian government, as a means of stemming the tide of unemployment, introduced the Local Enterprise and Skills Development Programme to provide skills that would make the youth employable. The programme is envisaged to reduce unemployment among the youth in Ghana.
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Eshun, Samuel Nuamah. "Labour Intensive Public Work (LIPW) Programme as an empowerment tool for youth development : the Ghanaian experience." Thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26796.

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The Labour Intensive Public Work (LIPW) programme under the Ghana Social Opportunity Project (GSOP), is a social protection programme initiated by the Government of Ghana, to offer jobs and income earning opportunities to some targeted rural residents, especially the youth, through the application of labour intensive technology in the construction of community infrastructure that has the potential of generating secondary employment. This is a mixed method study sought to provide an account on the Ghanian version of LIPW programmes. The study assessed and identified the challenges facing the programme implementation from beneficiary and implementers’ perspective in order to set the platform for an interactive feedback between project implementers and community members for the smooth implementation of future LIPW programmes. The study also assessed the impact of the programme on poverty and migration among the youth in Ghana. In identifying the challenges facing the programme from implementers’ perspective, 15 key project implementers were interviewed. An interview guide and a questionnaire were also developed to collect data from 500 beneficiaries of the programme to know their challenges. In assessing the impact of the programme on migration among the youth, questionnaires were administered to 239 households in beneficiary communities and 189 households from non-beneficiary communities of the LIPW programme. Finally, data was collected from 90 youth who benefited from the programme and 90 youth who did not benefit from the programme to compare and determine the extent to which the programme has contributed in reducing poverty among the youth. The study revealed that the key challenge facing the programme implementation from the implementers’ perspective is capacity problem involving, inadequacy of staff to implement the programme at the district level, frequent breakdown of vehicles for monitoring, and delays in the release of funds for commencement of project. Beneficiaries of the programme also indicated that they were not satisfied with the amount of money they were receiving as wage for their labour. They were also unhappy with the delays in payment of their wages and the period of engagement in the programme. The study found out that the LIPW programme under the GSOP has not contributed in reducing migration among the youth. However, the programme has contributed to reducing poverty among the youth. The study therefore recommends that capacity gap analysis conducted before project initiation should include adequacy of staff and logistics to cater for any deficiency. It is strongly recommended that beneficiaries of the programme should be consulted in setting the wage rate to avoid resentment provoking misunderstanding between beneficiaries and project implementers. The study further recommended that the government should scale up the programme to cover more communities in order to reduce poverty among the youth in Ghana. Finally, the study proposed a new model for LIPW for the youth known as ‘LIPW +3Cs’. This model incorporates three Cs, that is ‘C’ompetence’, ‘C’onnections’ and ‘C’haracter’ into LIPW programmes. ‘LIPW +3Cs’ will not only train youth to secure jobs after the programme (Competence) but will assist them to establish a network among themselves and other supporting institutions (Connections). Issues of character which encompases a sense of right and wrong will also be inculcated in the youth to assist them to function effectively in the society (Character).
Adult Basic Education (ABET)
D. Phil. (Adult Education and Youth Development)
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Books on the topic "Youth – Employment – Ghana"

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Baah, Anthony Yaw. Working conditions in the National Youth Employment Programme in Ghana: Results of a quantitative and qualitative evaluation, 2008. Ghana Trades Union Congress, 2009.

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Baah, Anthony Yaw. Working conditions in the National Youth Employment Programme in Ghana: Results of a quantitative and qualitative evaluation, 2008. Ghana Trades Union Congress, 2009.

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Avura, Francis Babongte, and Ato Ulzen-Appiah. Ghana Youth Employment Program Inventory. World Bank, Washington, DC, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/26046.

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Yaw, Baah Anthony, Achakoma Kennedy Atong, and Ghana Trades Union Congress, eds. Youth employment in Ghana: Policies and trade union initiatives : discussion paper. Ghana Trades Union Congress, 2007.

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Yaw, Baah Anthony, Achakoma Kennedy Atong, and Ghana Trades Union Congress, eds. Youth employment in Ghana: Policies and trade union initiatives : discussion paper. Ghana Trades Union Congress, 2007.

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Yaw, Baah Anthony, Achakoma Kennedy Atong, and Ghana Trades Union Congress, eds. Youth employment in Ghana: Policies and trade union initiatives : discussion paper. Ghana Trades Union Congress, 2007.

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K, Drah F., Oquaye Mike, University of Ghana. Institute of African Studies., and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Ghana Office, eds. Civil society in Ghana: Proceedings of a conference organised by the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Ghana Office. The Office, 1996.

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Yaw, Baah Anthony, Achakoma Kennedy Atong, and Ghana Trades Union Congress, eds. Youth employment in Ghana: Policies and trade union initiatives : discussion paper. Ghana Trades Union Congress, 2007.

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Dadzie, Christabel E., Mawuko Fumey, and Suleiman Namara. Youth Employment Programs in Ghana: Options for Effective Policy Making and Implementation. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1579-9.

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World Bank. Youth Employment Programs in Ghana: Options for Effective Policy Making and Implementation. World Bank Publications, 2020.

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Book chapters on the topic "Youth – Employment – Ghana"

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Dadzie, Richard B. "The State, Employer of Last Resort, and Youth Employment: A Case Study of the National Youth Employment Program in Ghana." In Employment Guarantee Schemes. Palgrave Macmillan US, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137313997_6.

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Adeniran, Adedeji, Joseph Ishaku, and Adekunle Yusuf. "Youth Employment and Labor Market Vulnerability in Ghana: Aggregate Trends and Determinants." In West African Youth Challenges and Opportunity Pathways. Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21092-2_9.

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Dadzie, Christabel E., Mawuko Fumey, and Suleiman Namara. "Options for Youth Employment in Ghana." In Youth Employment Programs in Ghana: Options for Effective Policy Making and Implementation. The World Bank, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1579-9_ch5.

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Dadzie, Christabel E., Mawuko Fumey, and Suleiman Namara. "Policies Guiding Youth Employment." In Youth Employment Programs in Ghana: Options for Effective Policy Making and Implementation. The World Bank, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1579-9_ch3.

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Dadzie, Christabel E., Mawuko Fumey, and Suleiman Namara. "Review of Youth Employment Programs in Ghana." In Youth Employment Programs in Ghana: Options for Effective Policy Making and Implementation. The World Bank, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1579-9_ch4.

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Diao, Xinshen, Peixun Fang, Eduardo Magalhaes, Stefan Pahl, and Jed Silver. "Cities and Rural Transformation." In Youth and Jobs in Rural Africa. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198848059.003.0007.

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The chapter focuses on answering four broad questions relevant to economic transformation in Ghana. First, are patterns of rural employment changing with urbanization and do these changes have any spatial patterns that are associated with proximity to cities of different sizes? Secondly, what are the impacts of rural transformation on the youth in the rural areas? Thirdly, what are the impacts of urbanization on agricultural intensification for youth and non-youth? Finally, what are the welfare or income implications of the rural transformation that has created heterogeneous livelihood opportunities? Proximity to cities has a strong effect on the exit of rural households from agriculture, and this trend is stronger with increases in the size of the city. Only when considering youth-headed rural households, do they become more likely to exit agriculture everywhere including in northern districts with small cities. Technological adoption is higher among youth in the more urbanized areas. Rural poverty rates appear consistently lower among non-agricultural households.
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Dadzie, Christabel E., Mawuko Fumey, and Suleiman Namara. "Back Matter: Appendices A through C." In Youth Employment Programs in Ghana: Options for Effective Policy Making and Implementation. The World Bank, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1579-9_bm.

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Dadzie, Christabel E., Mawuko Fumey, and Suleiman Namara. "Introduction." In Youth Employment Programs in Ghana: Options for Effective Policy Making and Implementation. The World Bank, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1579-9_ch1.

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Dadzie, Christabel E., Mawuko Fumey, and Suleiman Namara. "Background." In Youth Employment Programs in Ghana: Options for Effective Policy Making and Implementation. The World Bank, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1579-9_ch2.

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Dadzie, Christabel E., Mawuko Fumey, and Suleiman Namara. "Cross-Cutting Themes." In Youth Employment Programs in Ghana: Options for Effective Policy Making and Implementation. The World Bank, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1579-9_ch6.

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