Employment creation potential, labor skills requirements, and skill gaps for young people: A South African case study

Introduction Structural change is taking place in Africa, but with a pattern that is distinct from the historical experience of the industrialized countries and contemporary East Asia: In short, export-led manufacturing is playing a much smaller role in the structural transformation of Africa’s economies. Services—some with quite low productivity—absorb the bulk of African workers leaving … Continue reading Employment creation potential, labor skills requirements, and skill gaps for young people: A South African case study