Title Youth Unemployment Scenarios South Africa In 2040

Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2022

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Description 1 online resource (179 p.) Series Routledge Contemporary South Africa Ser Routledge Contemporary South Africa Ser Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Youth in the Driving Seat -- Framing Future Employment for South African Youth -- Key Findings -- Bibliography -- 1 Life of the Unemployed Youth Across South Africa -- A Slow Day in Katlehong -- Smell in Thokoza -- Hope in Knysna -- Help in Langa -- Reference -- 2 Methodology: The Path to Building Scenarios -- Field Research Across South Africa -- Learning From Experts -- Understanding Data -- Building Scenarios -- Scenario Methodology -- Bibliography 3 Youth and Work in South Africa -- A Brief History of Labour -- The Journey of Work -- Realities of the Youth Experience -- Daily Hustle -- What 100 Rand Buys -- No Bribe, No Job -- The Dream Job -- Role Models -- Escaping Reality: Gambling, Alcohol, and Drugs -- Crime as a Profession: What It Takes to Make R1,000 -- Spiritual Support But No Money -- Party Politics and Job Opportunities -- The Movers Versus the Stayers -- Burning Cars Gets Attention -- Taking On the Foreigners -- Living in the Present -- Is It Help Or a Scam? -- Bibliography -- 4 Insights Into Youth Unemployment: The Statistics Population Overview -- Population Growth -- Employment Breakdown -- Age and Gender Breakdown -- Unemployment and NEET Rates -- Employment Rates: The Long View -- The Geography -- Ethnic Differences -- Impact of Qualifications -- Types of Employment -- Bibliography -- 5 The 11 Drivers of Youth Employment -- Driver 1: Number of Available Jobs -- Economic Growth and Stability -- Growth in Labour-Intensive Industries -- Impact of Industry 4.0 -- Impact of a UBI -- The Geography of Employment -- Driver 2: Building Entrepreneurship -- Confidence and Mindset -- Access to Entrepreneurship Centres Driver 3: Demographic Shifts -- Birth Rate and Fertility -- Life Expectancy -- Demographic Dividend -- Retirement Age -- Driver 4: Migration Patterns -- Migration and Urbanisation -- Legal and Illegal Immigration -- Emigration and Brain Drain -- Driver 5: Schooling -- Time Spent in Education -- Quality of Education -- Learning Practical Skills -- Driver 6: Skills Development -- Intransparency -- Lack of Focus -- Exploiting the System -- Driver 7: Health Issues -- General Healthcare -- Poverty-related Illness and Diseases -- Childhood Malnutrition -- Driver 8: Fair Access to Job Opportunities IT Access and Knowledge -- Access to Social Networks -- Corruption and Distance -- Driver 9: Employability Barriers -- Minimum Wages and Subsidies -- Power of Trade Unions -- Deficit of Experience and Tendency for Over-Qualified -- Driver 10: Social and Cultural Environment -- Socialisation -- Substance Abuse -- Gender Bias -- Driver 11: Perceived Inclusion -- Inclusion in Society and Politics -- Inclusion in Education -- Inclusion in Job Opportunities -- Interdependencies of Drivers -- Prioritisation of Employment Drivers -- Bibliography -- 6 Youth Employment Scenarios for South Africa in 2040 Scenario 1 -- Spring: The South African Version of the Arab Spring Summary This book examines the factors driving youth unemployment in South Africa, exploring potential future outcomes of its mass unemployment, and offering a variety of strategies to avoid an impending crisis in the country. This book will be of interest to scholars of South African politics and economics, labor economics and youth studies Notes Description based upon print version of record Subject Youth -- Employment -- South Africa -- Forecasting Youth -- Employment -- Government policy -- South Africa Youth -- South Africa -- Economic conditions Unemployed youth -- South Africa -- Forecasting Employment forecasting -- South Africa Economic history Employment forecasting Youth -- Economic conditions Youth -- Employment -- Forecasting Youth -- Employment -- Government policy SUBJECT South Africa -- Economic conditions -- 1991- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92001766 Subject South Africa Form Electronic book ISBN 9781000737738 100073773X

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