Inequality and Youth Unemployment: Can Work Programs Work?.

Hamilton, Stephen F.; Claus, John F.

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Publication Date: 1981-Nov

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Inequality and Youth Unemployment: Can Work Programs Work?

Hamilton, Stephen F.; Claus, John F.

Education and Urban Society, v14 n1 p103-26 Nov 1981

Suggests that work training programs based on the concepts of democracy and entrepreneurship may facilitate improvements in employment opportunities for disadvantaged and minority youth. Attributes unemployment to deficiencies in the current economic and social structure, and discusses design and implementation problems in current employment training programs. (JCD)

Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Factors, Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Job Training, Labor Supply, Minority Groups, Program Implementation, Social Structure, Unemployment, Work Experience Programs, Youth Employment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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