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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Table of Contents:
- 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.