Book chapter
Youth Mobility and its Role in Structural Transformation in Senegal
Youth and Jobs in Rural Africa, pp.251-276
Oxford University Press
2019
DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198848059.003.0009
Abstract
This chapter uses multiple data sources to illustrate the transitions made by youth over time either to the rural non-farm economy or to urban areas. Descriptives are given to the motivations and constraints youth face when engaging in the RNFE or in migrant labour. The findings suggest that there are limited rural employment opportunities for youth, leading to a slow pace of rural poverty reduction. Rural youth still work mainly in poor quality jobs in agriculture, although they increasingly try: (i) to diversify their and their family’s income by engaging in nonfarm employment, or (ii) to look for options outside rural areas by migration to urban areas or abroad. We review the main policies and programmes implemented in Senegal to examine potential for reform towards pro-transformative youth employment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Youth Mobility and its Role in Structural Transformation in Senegal
- Creators
- Elisenda EstruchLisa Van DijckDavid SchwebelJosee Randriamamonjy
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Youth and Jobs in Rural Africa, pp.251-276
- DOI
- 10.1093/oso/9780198848059.003.0009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press; Oxford
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2019
- Academic Unit
- Research Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984958617302771
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