Globalising initiatives for gender equality and poverty reduction: Exploring 'failure' with reference to education and work among urban youth in The Gambia and Ghana

Geoforum

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 184-196

  Jones, Gareth A ^a   Chant, Sylvia ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Employment; Gender and development; MDGs; Urban; Youth

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT FAILURE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH CARE; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; URBAN AREA; YOUNG POPULATION;

AFRICA; GAMBIA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 60849130400     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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