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245			_aWorld development report 2007 : Development and the next generation
260			_aWashington D C _bThe World Bank _c2006
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505			_aContents: Foreword xi ; Acknowledgments xiii; Methodological Note xv; Abbreviations and Data Notes xvi; Overview 1 Invest in young people—now 2; Investments during youth’s fi ve life transitions 5; Policies should focus not only on youth’s opportunities but also their capabilities and second chances 10; Policies to broaden opportunities 11 Policies that enhance capabilities: Youth as decision makers 15; Policies to offer second chances 19; Moving forward 21; Part I Why now, and how? 25; 1 Youth, poverty reduction, and growth 26; Young people are critical to further progress with poverty reduction and growth 27; How the challenges confronting young people have changed 31; Do numbers matter? How demographic changes affect opportunities for youth 33; How prepared are youth for today’s challenges? A glass half empty 36; What should policy makers focus on? The fi ve transitions 39; Spotlight: Differing demographics 43; 2 Opportunities, capabilities, second chances: ; A framework for policy 45; Broadening opportunities 46; Developing the capabilities of young people as decision-making agents 53; Offering second chances 59; Spotlight: A gender fi lter on the youth lens 65; Part II Transitions 67; 3 Learning for work and life 68; Educational preparation of youth for work and life is low 68; A solid foundation: Improving the readiness for postprimary education 71; Enhancing postprimary education opportunities 72; Better education choices by young people 81; Offering second chances 89; Spotlight: Vietnamese youth: Managing prosperity 94; 4 Going to work 96; Youth challenges in the labor market 96; What makes youth vulnerable in the labor market? 103; Broadening labor market opportunities 106; Choosing to work and developing the skills to do so 111; Providing a springboard to reintegrate the most vulnerable 114; Spotlight: Do baby booms lead to employment busts? Not in OECD countries 120; 5 Growing up healthy 122; Promoting the health of young people stimulates growth and reduces poverty and health care expenditures 123; Public intervention is needed to promote youth health 124; Strengthening young people’s capability to practice healthy behavior 129; Enhancing opportunities to make healthy choices 135; What if prevention fails? Helping young people deal with the adverse consequences of poor health behavior or misfortune 137; Spotlight: Addressing disparities among Brazil’s youth 142; 6 Forming families 144; Preparing for family formation is good for growth and poverty reduction 144; Preparation for family formation is poor 147; Providing opportunities for youth to prepare for parenthood 151; Strengthening young people’s decision-making capabilities to prepare for parenthood 153; Supporting those who become mothers at an early age 156; 7 Exercising citizenship 160; Youth participation: Rising, declining, or both? 161; What youth citizenship means for adult citizenship and development 164; Opportunities for political participation and active citizenship 167; Acquiring an identity and a sense of belonging 172; Young people need legally recognized second chances 178; Spotlight: Rebuilding lives and institutions in Sierra Leone 185; Part III Across transitions and next steps 187; 8 Moving and communicating across borders 188; Youth and international migration 188; Youth and the global fl ow of information and ideas 201; Spotlight: What donors can do 209; 9 Youth policy: Doing it and getting it right 211; Youth policy priorities vary by country context 212; Youth policy often fails young people 214; Getting it right—by developing a coherent framework and integrating it with national policy 215; Getting it right—by listening to young people 219; Getting it right—through monitoring and evaluation 221; Spotlight: It’s up to you(th)—taking action for development 225; Bibliographical note 227; Endnotes 229; References 243; Selected indicators 271Technical notes 283; Selected world development indicators 285; Data sources and methodology 285; Classifi cation of economies and summary measures 285; Terminology and country coverage 286; Technical notes 286; Index 305.
650			_a1. Economic Development Report - 20062. Development - Next Generation
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856			_uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10986/5989
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