Youth employment
- Meeting youth unemployment head on
- At 21 per cent, youth unemployment in Africa is much higher than the world average. This chapter, from the "Economic report on Africa 2005" examines the causes and consequences of youth unemployment in Africa, and looks at the issues of addressing youth unemployment.
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- Young people and employment in India
- ( S.M. Dev;M. Venkatanarayana / Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India , 2011)
- An increase in the number of young people globally seems to be one of the sources of future economic growth in India. However, the proportion of Indian youth in the labour force has been declining. Th...
- Factors increasing child labour in developing countries as a result of globalisation
- ( AgEcon Search , 2010)
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Although child labour shows a decreasing trend according to world statistics, detailed regional studies show some evidence about increases in child labour participation rates with economic growth i...
- Adolescents and the Sustainable Livelihoods approach
- ( N. Brown / United Nations [UN] Children's Fund , 2001)
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How can adolescents’ livelihoods be made sustainable rather than exploitative? How can the demands of work be better reconciled with educational, health and social needs? This paper, prepared...
- Technology-based vocational skills training for marginalized girls and young women in Indonesia
- ( G. Dunkley;C. Haddad (ed) / UNESCO Bangkok , 2008)
- In most impoverished communities, there has long been a heavy reliance on self-help mechanisms and micro-enterprise development (especially among women) in the informal economy for household and commu...
- An assessment of job creation ventures in South Africa
- ( A. Bernstien (ed) / Centre for Development and Enterprise, South Africa , 2008)
- Unemployment of young people aged between 15 and 24 is South Africa's primary policy challenge, and there have been various job creation schemes. This paper reports on a research project aimed at surv...
- How to choose a vocation based on market demand – a guide for youth
- ( K. Bidwell;C. Galbraith;L. Haddad / Women's Refugee Commission , 2008)
- Vocational training is at the intersection of economic recovery, education and rehabilitation and reintegration. It is uniquely positioned to meet the demands of youth and broader goals of economic re...
- Social issues under transistion: an indepth look at Vietnam
- ( T.L. Giang;K. H. Duong / Vietnam Development Forum , 2008)
- Fast growth and integration has intensified social problems in Vietnam. New problems have also arisen. Rapidly urbanising areas are experiencing issues with street children, prostitution, and HIV/AIDS...
- Analysing education and school-to-work transitions amongst young people in Brazil
- ( L. Guarcello;F.C. Rosati;P. Scaramozzino / Understanding Children's Work, Innocenti Research Centre , 2008)
- This paper develops a model of investment in education and school-to-work transition under uncertainty, using Brazil as a case study. The main predictions of the model are confirmed by the empirical e...
What lessons can be learnt for the Middle East by examining youth exclusion in Europe?
- ( H. Silver / Brookings Institution , 2007)
- The paper presents a comparison of youth exclusion in Europe and the Middle East. It finds that the huge differences between these regions do not obscure some similarities and the value of learning fr...
- The socio-political impact of delayed marriage for Middle Eastern youths
- ( D. Singerman / Middle East Youth Initiative , 2007)
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Demographic transition in the Middle East and North African region has led to what has been termed a ‘youth bulge’, with over 50% of the population being under 25. With co-habitati...
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