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Title:Employment in the service sector in sub-Saharan Africa
Authors:Frankman, Myron
Charle, Edwin
Year:1973
Periodical:Journal of Modern African Studies
Volume:11
Issue:2
Pages:201-210
Language:English
Geographic term:Subsaharan Africa
Subjects:service industries
employment
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/160106
Abstract:One characteristic which all countries presently hold. in common is the tendency for a growing proportion of the population to be employed in the service sector of their economies. The purpose of this article is to suggest that a consideration of certain features of the expanding employment in services in low-income countries may help to evaluate two commonly identified situations. First, in regard to manufacturing activities there has been a persistent tendency towards increasing capital intensity instead of more labour intensive technology. Secondly, the pace of urbanisation has continued to accelerate, despite widespread concern over high rates of urban unemployment and under-employment.
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