Proposal for research on rural employment in tropical Africa : a network approach

NETWORK RESEARCHERS WILL SURVEY THE LITERATURE, REFINE THE CONCEPTUAL FROMEWORK FOR PROBLEM ANALYSIS, AND DEVELOP A METHODOLOGY FOR INCORPORATION OF EMPLOYMENT INTO SECTOR ANALYSIS. MICRO-LEVEL RESEARCH WILL BE DONE IN SIERRA LEONE, NIGERIA AND ZAIRE, LATER IN GHANA, MALAWI, POSSIBLY OTHERS. NETWORK RESEARCHERS WILL THEN GO TO MICHIGAN STATE FOR FINAL ANALYSIS WORK. A FINAL REPORT WILL BE PRODUCED. USAID WILL FUND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MSU TEAM AND THEIR NETWORK RESEARCHERS, INCLUDING CONFERENCES, EQUIPMENT, ALLOWANCES, ETC., AND WILL DEVELOP LOCAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT.