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dc.contributor.authorHuma, Haider
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-06T10:53:50Z
dc.date.available2017-07-06T10:53:50Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-22
dc.identifier.citationHaider, H. (2016). Barriers to youth work opportunities (K4D Helpdesk Research Report). Birmingham, UK: GSDRC, University of Birmingham.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/13059
dc.description.abstractThere is growing evidence that youth unemployment is becoming a bigger issue and challenge than adult unemployment (Manpower group, 2012). While young labour participants and adult participants can be affected by similar opportunities and barriers to work, youth may experience these barriers to a greater degree and may also face additional constraints. This report explores factors that constrain youth access to work opportunities in low-income countries. Most of the literature focuses on Africa. While there are a few empirical studies, most of the literature is based on qualitative analysis. Barriers to work opportunities identified include demand side factors (economic constraints; labour market failures; poor access to credit) and supply side factors (educational and skills mismatch; lack of social capital). They are cross-cut by social, economic, and political biases against youth (Moore, 2015). Urban youth and female youth are more likely to face obstacles in accessing work opportunities.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInstitute of Development Studiesen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesK4D Helpdesk Report;013
dc.rights.urihttps://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/en
dc.subjectChildren and Youthen
dc.subjectWork and Labouren
dc.titleBarriers to youth work opportunitiesen
dc.typeHelpdesken
dc.rights.holderDFIDen
dcterms.dateAccepted2016-11-22
rioxxterms.funderDefault funderen
rioxxterms.identifier.projectK4Den
rioxxterms.versionAOen
rioxxterms.funder.project9ce4e4dc-26e9-4d78-96e9-15e4dcac0642en


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