Beitrag vom 06.10.2021

Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, Berlin

Africa's Employment Challenges: The Ever-Widening Gaps

by Robert Kappel

The employment situation in sub-Saharan Africa is deteriorating. It is unlikely that Africa’s economic growth alone will create the necessary jobs. The impending job crisis can no longer be resolved with traditional methods which have failed to live up to expectations.
This study analyses recent trends, debates and successful and unsuccessful attempts to address the increasingly difficult employment challenges in sub-Saharan Africa. It shows that there is a pressing need for a new endogenous economic policy in Africa. Employment opportunities must be improved through industrialisation, urban-rural linkages and by connecting foreign investment and local entrepreneurship.

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