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Author:   Lesley Powell (Nelson Mandela University, SA) ,  Adam Cooper (HSRC, South Africa) ,  Trent Brown (International University of Japan, Japan) ,  Simon McGrath (University of Glasgow, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781032650937

ISBN 10:   1032650931
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   22 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Foreword 1. Skills, the informal sector and global south youth: theory and methods to break the silence PART 1. THEORISING: RETHINKING THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2. A relational capabilitarian approach for wellbeing livelihoods: Reframing and making alternative education, skills and work for young people 3. Subsumption, Alienation, and Questions of Meaning in Informal Sector Skills Training 4. Supporting youth livelihoods in an informal “sub-field” in the global south PART 2. CONCEPTUALISING: CONCEPTUAL TOOLS FOR UNDERSTANDING INFORMAL SECTOR SKILL ACQUISITION IN PRACTICE 5. Shifting informal geographies and the hustle for a better future 6. A typology of informal sector workers – heterogeneity and the complexity of skills development responses 7. The potential role of ICT in facilitating learning for livelihoods among informal apprentices in the automotive trade in Ghana 8. Highly educated migrants in platform-mediated food delivery work in the Netherlands: The absent presence of skills and its social effects PART 3. CRITIQUING: UNDERSTANDING CONSTRAINTS AND WEAKNESSES IN DOMINANT APPROACHES 9. Exploring ‘valuable’ knowledge, skills and attitudes: Perceptions of young people in an informal settlement in Pietermaritzburg 10. Critiquing the concept of 'self-reliance' in informal sector training: A case study of Afghan refugee women in India 11. Gendering decent work: Rethinking the connections between informality, TVET and gender through the ‘Decent Work’ agenda in Sierra Leone and Cameroon PART 4. ADVOCATING: TOWARDS REFORM OF POLICY AND PRACTICE 12. Financing Skills and Lifelong Learning in the Informal Sector 13. Exploring the intersectionality of green skills, innovation and livelihoods in the informal economy in Harare, Zimbabwe 14. Recognising Colombian waste pickers as public service providers and producers of knowledge PART 5. CONCLUDING: MOVING FORWARD 15. Skill and livelihoods: some concluding ideas

Reviews

‘Learning for informal sector livelihoods is highly relevant worldwide; yet, we know little about the topic from a scientific perspective. This book makes major contributions to closing this research gap. It is a “must read” for scholars and practitioners focused on skill acquisition in the Global South.’ Matthias Pilz, Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne, Germany

Author Information

Lesley Powell is Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Adam Cooper is chief research specialist in the Equitable Education and Economies Research Division, Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa. Trent Brown is Associate Professor at Tokyo College at the University of Tokyo, Japan. Simon McGrath holds the established chair in Education at the University of Glasgow, UK.

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