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Direct linkHarslof, Ivan – Journal of Youth Studies, 2005
Young unemployed persons are a prioritised group in active labour market programmes. Such programmes can be regarded as "integrative", facilitating integration into the labour market for young people in accordance with their own preferences. However, such programmes can also be regarded as "defensive", discouraging young…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Youth
George, Rosemary – 1987
Youth unemployment is hardly new, but in the 1980s it poses unprecedented problems because economic growth no longer seems to provide the necessary jobs. Youth labor markets are being stripped of entry-level jobs by new technologies, changes in the global division of labor, and the upgrading of occupational structures. This paper describes…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship
