Essays about: "unemployment in sri lanka"

Found 3 essays containing the words unemployment in sri lanka.

1. 1. Voices of Sri Lanka's Youth : Aspirations and Perceptions of Freedom and Possibilities

   University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Andreas Lundell; [2008]
   Keywords : Sri Lanka; Youth; Aspirations; Concerns; Perceptions; Freedom; Possibilities; Opportunities;

   Abstract : During November and December 2007 a Minor Field Study was conducted in the southwest of Sri Lanka with the aim of exploring the aspirations and perceptions of freedom and possibilities among a sample of Sri Lankan youth and also how their situation is viewed upon by people in their close surroundings. The aim was also try to discern the main concerns and indicators of unfreedom that in the eye of the informants are viewed as obstacles to development, to personal human development as well as to the development of Sri Lanka as a nation. READ MORE

3. 2. Business ownership as a solution to unemployment : A case study of self-employed immigrants in Jonkoping municipality

   University essay from Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Quang Luong; Kamal Mohammed; Ruta Rutkauskaite; [2007]
   Keywords : Ethnic Entrepreneurship; Self-employed; Immigrants; Motivational Factors; Sweden; Jönköping;

   Abstract : The issue of unemployment among immigrants in Sweden started from 1980s when a large amount of immigrants had no access to the labour market (Sördersten, 2004). Many foreign born citizens who could not find any jobs have to live on social welfare. Some of them have found a way to solve their unemployment by becoming self-employed. READ MORE

4. 3. Unemployment in Sri Lanka - Explanations, Constraints and Prospects for the Future

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Josefin Aggestam; Anna Hallberg; [2005]
   Keywords : Sri Lanka; youth unemployment; labour force; labour market; human; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Sri Lanka has experienced a double-digit unemployment rate for almost three decades. The problem of the country is that there exists a mismatch between the demand for and the supply of the educated labour force, which is reflected in youth unemployment. The aim of the thesis is to explain this mismatch. READ MORE