Rural young people's opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship in globalised southern Africa: the limitations of targeting policies

Flora Hajdu, Nicola Ansell, Elsbeth Robson, Lorraine van Blerk · 2013 · International Development Planning Review

Summary. Rural young people in Malawi and Lesotho face severe employment and entrepreneurship constraints rooted in structural factors at national and global levels, not just individual characteristics. Policies targeting vulnerable groups like women and orphans miss how multiple factors interact to create vulnerability. An intersectional approach combined with livelihoods analysis shows that improving conditions for all rural youth proves more effective than identifying and targeting the most vulnerable.

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  title   = {Rural young people's opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship in globalised southern Africa: the limitations of targeting policies},
  author  = {Flora Hajdu and Nicola Ansell and Elsbeth Robson and Lorraine van Blerk},
  journal = {International Development Planning Review},
  year    = {2013},
  doi     = {10.3828/idpr.2013.11},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3828/idpr.2013.11}
}

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DOI

10.3828/idpr.2013.11

Countries

Malawi, Lesotho

Categories

entrepreneurship, policy, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28