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Rethinking Youth, Livelihoods, and Fragility in West Africa: One Size Doesn’t Fit All

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dc.contributor.authorFortune, Francis
dc.contributor.authorIsmail, Olawale
dc.contributor.authorStephen, Monica
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-19T19:37:48Z
dc.date.available2015-08-19T19:37:48Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractAfrica’s population is young and growing at twice the pace of other continents. A youth bulge presents a series of development policy opportunities and challenges. In this context, simplistic linkages between the youth bulge, high unemployment, and fragility have gained traction and given rise to a youth policy agenda that targets urban male youth as the problem and emphasizes formal sector development as the solution. This paper questions some of the core assumptions that underpin mainstream perceptions of the linkages between youth, employment, and fragility in West Africa, and presents an alternative analysis. The study will use the language of livelihoods to reflect on youth employment experiences, as livelihoods take into account the capabilities, assets (including both material and social resources), and activities required for a means of living beyond traditional ideas of employment, and thus enable a deeper, more sophisticated understanding of the realities of many young West Africans. The paper argues that a nuanced understanding of specific groups of young people and their livelihood activities in their specific social, cultural, political, and economic context is necessary to understand how young peoples’ lives intersect with fragility dynamics. The paper aims to highlight that the relationship between youth, unemployment, underemployment, livelihoods, and fragility is far more complex than is often recognized and should not be exaggerated or taken out of context.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24919979/rethinking-youth-livelihoods-fragility-west-africa-one-size-doesn’t-fit-all
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/22517
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22517
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectURBAN GIRLS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectNATIONAL YOUTH POLICY
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU
dc.subjectCULTURAL VALUES
dc.subjectKINSHIP
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectDROPOUTS
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectDEPENDENT CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectPROSTITUTE
dc.subjectFAMILY SUPPORT
dc.subjectTERRORIST
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectROAD ACCIDENTS
dc.subjectFAMILY WELFARE
dc.subjectYOUTH LIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectPRESS RELEASE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectPLAN OF ACTION
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT CAPACITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL SKILLS
dc.subjectRURAL YOUTH
dc.subjectPUBLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOPULATION FUND
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectFUTURE GENERATIONS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectYOUTH GANGS
dc.subjectYOUTH POLICY
dc.subjectYOUNG WIVES
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectDRUG ABUSE
dc.subjectPEER GROUPS
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subjectYOUTH CULTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectHUMAN SECURITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectDRUG TRAFFICKING
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectSEXUALITY
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectMEDICATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectRURAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectADOPTION
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPOOR HEALTH
dc.subjectGANGS
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectMARRIAGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHANGE
dc.subjectAPPRENTICESHIP
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectYOUTH DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectCURRENT POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUTH PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMALE YOUTH
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL UNREST
dc.subjectADULTHOOD
dc.subjectUNIONS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectYOUNG AGE
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectADOLESCENCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE ABUSE
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSTREET VENDORS
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectAGE
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectYOUNG “MEN
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectLIMITED PROSPECTS
dc.subjectINTERPERSONAL SKILLS
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectFAMILY INCOME
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN YOUTH
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION RESEARCH
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ABUSE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectYOUTH_POLICY
dc.subjectMASCULINITY
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectOLDER WOMEN
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIMES
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS
dc.subjectPOLICY BRIEF
dc.subjectILL HEALTH
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectACCIDENTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL GROUP
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectADOLESCENT
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC PROGRESS
dc.subjectSOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectINFECTIONS
dc.subjectLIMITED RESOURCES
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectURBAN WOMEN
dc.subjectURBAN BIAS
dc.subjectRITES OF PASSAGE
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectPOLICY FORMULATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectMISUNDERSTANDING
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectYOUTH VIOLENCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectINJURIES FROM ACCIDENTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOBILITY
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectYOUTH POPULATION
dc.subjectPEACEKEEPING
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.titleRethinking Youth, Livelihoods, and Fragility in West Africaen
dc.title.subtitleOne Size Doesn’t Fit Allen
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
dc.typeInformees
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaFragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.date.disclosure2015-08-18
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:54:57.445912Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Social Protection Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24919979/rethinking-youth-livelihoods-fragility-west-africa-one-size-doesn’t-fit-all
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.guid454001468178757781
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b08307b49b_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24919979
okr.identifier.report98899
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalWest Africa
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.themeRule of law :: Judicial and other dispute resolution mechanisms
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion :: Conflict prevention and post-conflict reconstruction
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.unitFragility, Conflict, and Violence Group
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