Generation in waiting the unfulfilled promise of young people in the Middle East /

"Portrays young people's plight, urging greater investment to improve their lives. Perspectives from the Maghreb to the Levant address complex challenges: education, employment, housing and credit, and transitioning to marriage and family. Presents policy implications and sets an agenda fo...

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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Dhillon, Navtej, Yousef, Tarik
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009.
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245 0 0 |a Generation in waiting  |h [electronic resource] :  |b the unfulfilled promise of young people in the Middle East /  |c Navtej Dhillon, Tarik Yousef, editors. 
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260 |a Washington, D.C. :  |b Brookings Institution Press,  |c c2009. 
300 |a xiv, 267 p. :  |b ill. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Foreword / Strobe Talbott -- Foreword / H.E. Anwar Mohammed Gargash and James D. Wolfensohn -- About the Middle East Youth Initiative -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Navtej Dhillon and Tarif Yousef -- Generation in waiting : an overview of school to work and family formation transitions / Navtej Dhillon, Paul Dyer, and Tarik Yousef -- Beyond statism : toward a new social contract for Iranian youth / Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Daniel Egel -- Rising expectations and diminishing opportunities for Egypt's young / Ragui Assaad and Ghada Barsoum -- In search of a future : the struggle of young Palestinians / Edward Sayre and Samia Al-Botmeh -- The impact of instability and migration on Lebanon's human capital / Jad Chaaban -- The disconnect between education, job growth, and employment in Jordan / Taher Kanaan and May Hanania - Moroccan youth in an era of volatile growth, urbanization, and poverty / Brahim Boudarbat and Aziz Ajbilou -- Tapping into the economic potential of young Syrians during a time of transition / Nader Kabbani and Noura Kamel -- Addressing Yemen's twin deficits : human development and natural resources / Ragui Assaad ... [et al.] -- Looking ahead : making markets and institutions work for young people / Navtej Dhillon and Djavad Salehi-Isfahani -- About the authors. 
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