Free exchange | Global youth unemployment
The lost generation
Nearly a quarter of the world's young people are economically inactive - not in employment, education or training. Failing to employ the young today damages growth now and in the future
By Economist.com
NEARLY a quarter of the world's young people are economically inactive - not in employment, education or training. Failing to employ the young today damages growth now and in the future
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