| Argentine Youth: An Untapped Potential? Contributor(s): World Bank (Author) |
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ISBN: 0821379240 ISBN-13: 9780821379240 Publisher: World Bank Publications OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2009 Annotation: Argentina's youth are an important, but to a certain extent untapped, resource for development. Over 2 million (31 percent) have already engaged in risky behaviors, and another 1 million (15 percent) are exposed to risk factors that are correlated with eventual risky behaviors. This totals 46 percent of youth at some form of risk. This book addresses the risks faced by youth in Argentina as well as the policy options for addressing them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Adolescence - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development |
| Dewey: 305.235 |
| LCCN: 2009001802 |
| Series: World Bank Country Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" (0.60 lbs) 146 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Argentina's youth--6.7 million between the ages of 15 and 24--are an important, but to a certain extent untapped, resource for development. Over 2 million (31 percent) have already engaged in risky behaviors, and another 1 million (15 percent) are exposed to risk factors that are correlated with eventual risky behaviors. This totals 46 percent of youth at some form of risk. This book addresses the risks faced by youth in Argentina such as low education attainment, unemployment, teenage pregnancy, use and abuse of drugs and alcohol, becoming victims of crime, and low level of civic participation, as well as the policy options for addressing them. The chance of reducing the numbers of youth at risk over the long term is greatest by focusing policies and programs on the individual (improving life skills, self-esteem), on key relationships (parents, caregivers, peers), on communities (schools, neighborhoods, police), and on societal laws and norms. Specific recommendations were developed during consultations with government counterparts. |