Colonialism is a red thread that connects the economic experience of young people across large portions of Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, as well as their diaspora, particularly those countries with a common colonial master, the United Kingdom. The groundbreaking edited volume is a reflection on youth empowerment and decolonisation, observed through the lens of employability, entrepreneurship and higher education. Researchers from the Caribbean, Pakistan , Africa and the UK bring together the fruit from an international interview-based research project into a powerful narrative of persistent challenges, opportunities and hope for the future.Individual chapters explore topics including digital technologies, the platform economy, social enterprise, migrant entrepreneurship, all within the framework of decolonial theory. Historical institutional power structures and processes are identified and indigenous solutions are offered. The volume highlights some of the innovative and place-centred approaches, which characterise contemporary youth empowerment and that are reclaiming the future for people in the global south. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of work and employment, entrepreneurship, gender and decolonisation in management studies.

Sterling Rauseo is a Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour at the University of Greenwich, UK. His research philosophy is centred in the intersection of power, control and equity in organisational contexts. His research interests include decision-making under uncertainty, university to work transition of BAME graduates, and decolonisation of youth empowerment theories and practices in relation to higher education curriculum and entrepreneurship in the Global South.

Abdullah Ijaz is a Lecturer in Business Management at the University of Greenwich, UK. His research focuses on entrepreneurship, innovation, and decolonising knowledge. He contributes to initiatives that advance inclusive research and education, with a particular emphasis on youth empowerment, local enterprise, and amplifying voices from the Global South.

Adnan Dogar co-leads an international research group on Mountain Tourism and Heritage, part of the Himalayan University Consortium. He earned his PhD from Ecoles Des Hautes Etdues En Science Scociales, Paris. His research explores the management and preservation of cultural heritage, sustainable livelihoods, climate change impacts, and the development of mountain tourism.

Myrtle Emmanuel is Professor of Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour and Academic Lead for Racial Equity at the University of Greenwich, UK. Her research focuses on graduate employability, career management, racial equity, decolonising higher education and inclusive organisational practice, with particular interests in African and Caribbean higher education.