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Apologies for cross-postings... List members might be interested in this publication, now available Open Access as part of the Routledge Spaces of Childhood and Youth series. Young Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, Edited by Katherine Gough and Thilde Langevang Young people in sub-Saharan Africa are growing up in rapidly changing social and economic environments which produce high levels of un- and underemployment. Job creation through entrepreneurship is currently being promoted by international organizations, governments and NGOs as a key solution, despite there being a dearth of knowledge about youth entrepreneurship in an African context. This book makes an important contribution by exploring the nature of youth entrepreneurship in Ghana, Uganda and Zambia. It provides new insights into conceptual and methodological discussions of youth entrepreneurship as well as presenting original empirical data. It highlights the opportunities and challenges young people face, and considers the nature of youth entrepreneurship at the national level, in both urban and rural areas, and in specific sectors. It analyses how key factors, such as microfinance, social capital and entrepreneurship education, affect youth entrepreneurship. This title is now Open Access and can be located at: http://www.tandfebooks.com/page/openaccess Best wishes, Peter