Political Revolt and Youth Unemployment in Tunisia

Exploring the Education-Employment Mismatch
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-87947-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 109 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Middle East Today

This book discusses youth unemployment in post-revolutionary Tunisia, paying particular attention to the so-called skill mismatch. Youth unemployment was one of the major factors triggering the Tunisian revolution, and continues to be a central socio-economic challenge. The Tunisian labour market is marked by a strong increase of higher education graduates while the economic system is dominated by sectors mainly employing a less qualified labour force. This study investigates current labour market trends, and provides insights into the underlying causes of persisting high youth unemployment. The author argues that economic crisis, difficult political conditions since 2011, and inefficient labour market policies did not foster sufficient job creation, and that special attention needs to be paid to the educational causes of the skill mismatch in youth employment in future sustainable development models. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schaefer, Isabel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Labour Market Trends and the Skill Mismatch.- Chapter 3: Structural Causes for Unemployment and the Skill Mismatch.- Chapter 4: Educational Causes and Features of the Skill Mismatch.- Chapter 5: Recommendations: Three Avenues to Address the Skill Mismatch.

Über Autor(innen)

Isabel Schaefer is Lecturer at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, and Associated Senior Researcher at German Development Institute.