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Freedom in Our Lifetime
Editors: B Ngcaweni, M Qobo & A Ogra
South Africa is a youthful country, with those under the age of 35 estimated to make up two-thirds of the population. It is also this segment that bears the brunt of unemployment, the burden of disease and various forms of socio-economic exclusion. They are also under-equipped for the demands of the economy. With inadequate skills development, poor health outcomes, lack of access to life- enhancing opportunities, it is difficult for South Africa to harvest the dividend of our demographic transition, otherwise referred to as the youth bulge.
This inaugural book, commissioned by the University of Johannesburg’s Youth Development Institute, draws together diverse voices and perspectives from those who work in the policy domains, as well as academics and practitioners, to tackle conceptual, practical and empirical questions around emerging best practice, labour issues and social and economic transformation. Rather than offering yet another diagnostic report, the contributors to this edition widen the scope of our understanding of the challenges by exploring options for moving the country into a new trajectory of faster and more equitable development. They aim to close the gap between public policy discourse, youth empowerment practice and scholarly work.
Recommended for
Academics, researchers and students in disciplines such as Development Studies, Political Science, Public Policy/Administration, Social Work and Sociology, policy-makers and development practitioners involved in these fields of work, locally, regionally and internationally.
About the editors
Busani Ngcaweni is Deputy Director-General in The Presidency. He is a PhD candidate and research fellow at the University of Johannesburg. He has contributed academic papers and chapters on the political economy of youth development in South Africa.
Mzukisi Qobo is Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Johannesburg and Deputy Director of the National Research Foundation Chair on African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy. He is formerly Chief Director responsible for Trade Policy at the Department of Trade and Industry.
Aurobindo Ogra is a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg and specialises in the urban sector. He is a recipient of the Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) Fellowship. His research interests span urban and rural dynamics around planning, development, management and governance issues.
2019
350 pages
Soft cover
Print: 978 1 77582 258 5 Web pdf: 978 1 77582 259 2 World rights available R350.00
$34.50
£24.95
BISAC: BUS068000, BUS038000, BUS059000, SOC050000, POL053000 BIC: KCFM, KCM, JFFA THEMA: KCM, 1HFMS