Local Navigations in a Global Industry: The Gendered Nature of Entrepreneurship in Ghana's Oil and Gas Service Sector.
Oil and gas discoveries spurred expectations of economic growth and employment in Ghana. The demand for labour is however limited within offshore petroleum extraction. Employment generation therefore depends on the development of an onshore oil and gas service sector. This study examines the strateg...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Development Studies Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 361 - 375 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2017
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