| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 241 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction / Edward A. Sayre and Tarik M. Yousef -- Demographic transitions across the Middle East and North Africa / David Beck and Paul Dyer -- Schooling and learning in the Middle East and North Africa: the roles of the family and the state / Djavad Salehi-Isfahani -- Arab youth employment in the wake of the global financial crisis / Mona Said -- The effects of education and marriage on labor force participation of women in the Middle East and North Africa / Edward Sayre and Rana Hendy -- Gulf youth and the labor market / Paul Dyer and Samer Kherfi -- The role of social media in mobilizing political protest: evidence from the Tunisian revolution / Anita Breuer -- The political effects of changing public opinion in Egypt: a story of revolution / Ishac Diwan -- Days of rage and silence: explaining political action by Arab youth / Raj Desai, Anders Olofsgard, and Tarik Yousef -- A generation without work contracts: youth informality in Egypt / Ghada Barsoum -- Does labor law reform offer an opportunity for reducing Arab youth unemployment? / Jeff Nugent -- Exploring the impact of reforms to the Moroccan vocational education system: a policy analysis / Brahim Boubarbat and Daniel Egel -- After the Arab Spring: reform, innovation and the future of youth employment / Tarik Yousef and Edward Sayre |
| Summary |
The Arab Spring uprisings of 2011-2012 across the Middle East have been associated with the underlying grievances of young people. This volume examines the prevailing socioeconomic conditions of youth the eve of the uprisings and assess their role in fomenting the youth-led protests |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 5, 2019) |
| Subject |
Youth -- Arab countries -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
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Youth -- Arab countries -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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Arab Spring, 2010- -- Economic aspects
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HISTORY -- World.
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Economic history
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Economics
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Politics and government
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Social conditions
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Youth -- Economic conditions
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Youth -- Social conditions
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Arab countries -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
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Arab countries -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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| Subject |
Arab countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sayre, Edward, editor, author.
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Yousef, Tarik, editor, author.
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| LC no. |
2016011921 |
| ISBN |
9780190224639 |
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0190224630 |
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