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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
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. |