Urban labor markets in sub-Saharan Africa / Philippe De Vreyer and François Roubaud.

General introduction -- Part I. A comparative analysis of urban labour markets in sub-Saharan Africa -- 1. Employment, unemployment and working conditions on the urban labour markets in Africa: main stylised facts -- Part II. Job quality and labour market conditions -- 2. Underemployment and job mismatch in sub-Saharan Africa -- 3. Job satisfaction: a measurement of employment quality compared with aspirations in eight African capitals -- 4. Employment vulnerability and earnings -- Part III. The many dimensions of labour market inequalities -- 5. Education and labour market outcomes in urban West Africa -- 6. Urban labour market segmentation in WAEMU: a distributional approach -- 7. Working at retirement age? a comparison of seven West African capitals -- 8. Domestic work and employment in Africa: what is the trade-off for women? -- 9. Inequality of opportunities on the urban labour market in West Africa -- 10. Decomposing gender and ethnic earnings gaps in seven West African cities -- Part IV. Some key coping mechanisms and private responses -- 11. Why migrating, self-selection and returns to education in the WAEMU -- 12. Returns to returning in West Africa -- 13. The work-school trade-off among West African children: Are household tasks more compatible with school than economic activities? -- 14. General conclusion.

xxii, 428 p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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