Tackling youth unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa: Is there a role for artisanal and small-scale mining?

Futures

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-94

  Hilson, Gavin ^a   Osei, Lydia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artisanal and small scale mining (ASM); Livelihoods; Sub Saharan Africa; Unemployment; Youth

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL MINING; LABOR MARKET; LABOR SUPPLY; SMALL SCALE MINING; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84907595424     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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