Diverging pathways: Young female employment and entrepreneurship in sub-saharan africa

Geographical Journal

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 242-252

  Langevang, Thilde ^a   Gough, Katherine V ^b,c  

^a Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics   (Denmark)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Employment; Entrepreneurship; Ghana; Microenterprises; Women; Youth

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; ENTREPRENEUR; GLOBALIZATION; MICROENTERPRISE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84864516010     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2011.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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