Youth Bulge: Demographic Dividend, Time Bomb, and other Futures

Sohail Inayatullah

doi:10.6531/JFS.2016.21(2).A21

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Youth Bulge: Demographic Dividend, Time Bomb, and other Futures

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Youth Bulge: Demographic Dividend, Time Bomb, and other Futures

Sohail Inayatullah

Journal of Futures Studies, Vol.21(2), pp.21-34

2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6531/JFS.2016.21(2).A21

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Abstract

demography

migration

youth bulge

youth futures

MENA (Middle-East and North Africa)

UniSC Diversity Area - Life Stages

Taking a global view of the futures of youth, this article: (1) defines the youth bulge, (2) articulates four scenarios for the futures of youth (innovation and apps; unemployed and disempowered; virtual retreat; and transformed world), and (3) Short, medium, and long term implications for the MENA (Middle-East and North Africa) region are outlined.

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Title: Youth Bulge: Demographic Dividend, Time Bomb, and other Futures
Authors: Sohail Inayatullah (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Publication details: Journal of Futures Studies, Vol.21(2), pp.21-34
Publisher: Graduate Institute of Futures Studies, Tamkang University
Date published: 2016
DOI: 10.6531/JFS.2016.21(2).A21
ISSN: 1027-6084
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451061502621
Output Type: Journal article

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