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Youth Unemployment in the Caribbean: Social and Economic Backgrounds
Kazi

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Youth Unemployment in the Caribbean: Social and Economic Backgrounds : Kazi, Tamjidul Huda

Kazi Table of Contents Acronyms Terms of Reference Introduction School-to-Work Transition Some Impediments to Labour Force Entry The Caribbean Context Defining Youth Youth Unemployment Rates Specific Social Problems in the Caribbean Youth Development Policies and Programs in the Caribbean Regional Programs International Development Organizations Global Policy Framework Effectiveness of Youth Policies Conclusion

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Kazi Acronyms AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome CARICOM: Caribbean Community CDCED: Caribbean Group for Cooperation and Economic Development CIDA: Canadian International Development Agency COSHSOD: Commission for Human and Social Development CYP: Commonwealth Youth Programme DFID: Department for International Development ECLAC: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome ILO: International Labour Organization LAC: Latin America and the Caribbean NGO: Non-Governmental Organization NYC: National Youth Council OECS: Organization of Eastern Caribbean States UN: United Nations UNDP: United Nations Development Programme UNFPA: United Fund for Population Activities

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Kazi Terms of Reference The purpose of this paper is to provide the following: a) b) a general perspective of youth unemployment in the Caribbean, social backgrounds contributing to youth unemployment, including specific social, economic, demographic, gender-related, cultural and population-related problems, a summary of existing policies, including

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d) an enumeration of existing national, regional and international programs and policies geared towards youth development and employment generation. Because of the lack of sufficient material and information on the issues addressed, this paper owes a great deal to, and certain passages are directly borrowed from, research by World Bank, ILO and CARICOM. However, the


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