Intro -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- Introduction -- 1. Youth and development -- 2. Education as an enabler and a barrier -- 3. The recurrent issue of under/employment -- 4. Civic engagement and leadership -- 5. Emerging youth activists -- 6. Navigating tradition and modernity -- 7. Pacific youth futures -- Bibliography
Summary
Fiji, Solomon Islands and the wider Pacific region are experiencing a 'youth bulge'. As such, the livelihoods pathways of youth in these countries will be a key determinant of their social, political and economic futures. This book looks at the cultural expectations of Fijian and Solomon Islander youth, as well as the socio-political positioning of youth activists