Essays about: "youth and economy"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 31 essays containing the words youth and economy.

  1. 16. ‘Hell Joseon’ - Tales from a South Korean Youth Trapped Between Past and Present

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Johan Cornelis Schoonhoven; [2017]
    Keywords : Compressed modernity; Hell Joseon; Youth; South Korea; Modernization; Inequality; Gender; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis takes its outset in the newly coined expression ‘Hell Joseon’ used by the youth in South Korea. ‘Hell Joseon’ is a comparison between today’s society and the pre-modern Joseon Dynasty. By asking “what are the main characteristics of life in ‘Hell Joseon’ from a youth perspective?”, I arrive at the following conclusion. READ MORE

  3. 17. Wishing for better jobs: Understanding the mismatch between education and youth employment in Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Kia Korpela; [2017]
    Keywords : developing country; Ethiopia; skills mismatch; youth unemployment; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Ethiopia is the second most populated country on the continent of Africa, with a high density of young people. Its economy remains largely based on agriculture, however, in recent years, slow structural change can be seen. Concurrently, youth education has been on the rise. READ MORE

  4. 18. Young middle class Iranians' perspectives upon the lifted sanctions and its effects upon their private economies: A qualitative research of their perceptions and experiences from Tehran and Karaj

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Noelle Nor Rossnahan; [2016]
    Keywords : Experiences; Economic Sanctions; Iran; Private economy; Youth; Perceptions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research is to investigate existing perceptions upon the sanctions relief amongst middle class Iranian youths between the ages of 25 to 30, living in Karaj and Tehran. The thesis also examines how the economic sanctions have affected their private economies in the post-sanctions era to fill the research gap within the development research field. READ MORE

  5. 19. Design for social innovation : a case study of Human Centered Design in Khayelitsha

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Amanda Larsson; Anna Sunnefeldt Nyberg; [2016]
    Keywords : Human Centered Design; community participation; Khayelitsha; Cape Town; social development; participant observation; landscape architecture; urban planning;

    Abstract : During the last decade the world’s urban population has grown extensively and today more than half of the global population lives in cities. Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) is currently the fastest urbanizing region in the world and the change is concentrated to a few metropolitan areas. READ MORE

  6. 20. Changing Attitudes Towards Immigrants in Light of Worsening Economic Conditions in Portugal

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : William Mc Galey; [2016]
    Keywords : Portugal; migration; immigrants; economic crisis; social relations; attitudes; prejudice;

    Abstract : Portugal has experienced various structural changes in recent history which have greatly contributed to the country having a sizeable and varied immigrant population at present. The Global Economic Crisis of 2008 has severely impacted numerous countries in the European Union including Portugal. READ MORE