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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777631603321

Titolo

World Development Report 2007 : : Development and the Next Generation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2006

ISBN

1-280-56456-3

9786610564569

0-8213-6542-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 pages)

Collana

World Development Report

Disciplina

338.9109051

Soggetti

Economic development

International economic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Methodological Note; Abbreviations and Data Notes; Overview; Figures; Boxes; Tables; Part I Why now, and how?; Part II Transitions; Part III Across transitions and next steps; Bibliographical note; Endnotes; References; Selected indicators; Selected world development indicators; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Supporting young people's transition to adulthood poses important opportunities and risky challenges for development policy. Are education systems preparing young people to cope with the demands of changing economies? What kind of support do they get as they enter the labor market? Can they move freely to where the jobs are? What can be done to help them avoid serious consequences of risky behavior, such as death from HIV-AIDS and drug abuse? Can their creative energy be directed productively to support development thinking?The report focuses on crucial capabilities and transitions in a young person's life: learning for life and work, staying healthy, working, forming families, and exercising citizenship. For each, there are opportunities and risks; for all, policies and institutions matter.