Skills Acquisition in Micro-Enterprises: Evidence from West Africa

by Stace Birks, Xavier Oudin

Based upon collaborative research between the OECD Development Centre, the World Bank and the International Labour Office, this book offers practical and operationally relevant advice to governments and development agencies. its aim is to promote productivity and employment in micro-enterprises through improved education and training policies. Though the analysis is based upon surveys of 1570 entrepreneurs in four West African towns, its importance for policy making in developing countries is not restricted to this region.

92 pages, Paperback

First published August 29, 1994