Berlin Workshop Series 2007 : Development and the Next Generation
This publication discusses development challenges and successes pertaining to the young generation, while considering how economic policies can help young people during the period of most fundamental changes in their life-the transition from youth...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8697703/development-next-generation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6808 |
| Summary: | This publication discusses development
challenges and successes pertaining to the young generation,
while considering how economic policies can help young
people during the period of most fundamental changes in
their life-the transition from youth to adult status-
leaving school and becoming employed, keeping healthy,
starting a family, and assuming a responsible role in
society. Its main message: investing in the human capital of
this generation is critical if developing counties are to
make further progress in stimulating growth and reducing
poverty. Moreover, it is particularly important to safeguard
and develop this human capital during youth transition. The
book is organized thus: Part I deals with youthful
transitions in a changing world, providing an overview of
demographic and other socioeconomic challenges and discusses
broadly the implications of these challenges on the youth
population; Part II provides thoughts on the transition from
schooling; Part III focuses on the youth bulge in developing
economies and whether or not it can be an advantage in the
labor market; Part IV considers the topic of migration and
the youth and examines issues that are particularly related
to immigrants and their children; Part V examines the
changes in behavior of the young regarding family formation
and how these changes are likely to affect the welfare of
the young both now and in the future; and Part VI focuses on
the concern of how to direct young people's creative
potential to promote productive transition to citizenship. |
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