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| Title: | Deagrarianization and Rural Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Sectoral Perspective |
| Author: | Bryceson, Deborah F. |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Periodical: | World Development |
| Volume: | 24 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Period: | January |
| Pages: | 97-111 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Subsaharan Africa |
| Subjects: | employment rural areas rural development Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Development and Technology Economics and Trade Labor and Employment |
| External link: | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-750X(95)00119-W |
| Abstract: | Sub-Saharan Africa is steadily becoming less rural in character. For decades development thinking has prescribed industrialization as the virtuous path leading away from economic dependence on agriculture. But Africa's industrial record has been plagued with underperformance. An alternative perspective centred on the process of 'deagrarianization' and attendant rural employment generation may offer more explanatory power and policy direction. This paper outlines key theoretical components and practical concerns of a deagrarianization approach. The nature and incidence of deagrarianization in sub-Saharan Africa is contrasted with that experienced in developed industrial countries. Conceptual approaches dealing with rural nonagricultural employment are identified within different social science disciplines through a thematic review of the literature. The conclusion highlights the need for a more focused study of the deagrarianization process and rural service sector development. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. (Abbreviated and revised version of: Working Paper African Studies Centre, vol. 19 (1993) and the author's paper included in: Deagrarianization and rural employment: workshop papers, coordinated by Deborah Fahy Bryceson and Valy Jamal, Leiden, 1994.) |
