Brazil : Youth at Risk in Brazil, Volume 1. Policy Briefing

Brazilian young people are well on their way to becoming productive and contributing members of society. Three-quarters of young Brazilians surveyed responded that they are happy with themselves and with their lives. And they have the numbers to make substantial contributions to the present and future of their society -- 19 percent of the Brazilian population is aged 15 to 24 and Brazilian young people comprise one-third of the youth population of Latin America. This report is the first volume of a two-volume series. The second volume is a technical report that presents the statistical results in detail. This first volume summarizes the 100-page second volume. It gives a brief review of the report's empirical findings and of the correspondence to youth development policy and programming in Brazil.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Social Protection Study biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2007-05-10
Subjects:CITIZENSHIP, CIVIC PARTICIPATION, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY CENTERS, CONTRACEPTION, CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DISABILITY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DROPOUT, DRUG USE, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY PREGNANCY, EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC STATUS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENROLLMENT RATES, EXAM, FAMILIES, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, FERTILITY RATE, FERTILITY RATES, GIRLS, GROSS ENROLLMENT, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD WORK, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, ILLEGAL DRUGS, ILLITERACY, IMPORTANT POLICY, INTERVENTIONS, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LATIN AMERICAN, LITERACY RATES, LOWER ADOLESCENT FERTILITY, MALES, MARRIED WOMEN, MOTHER, NET ENROLLMENT, OLD AGE, PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY, PEER REVIEW, PENSIONS, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, POPULATION PYRAMIDS, PREVENTIVE ACTION, PROGRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE, PUBLIC POLICY, REPETITION RATES, RISKY BEHAVIOR, RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL LEAVERS, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SELF-ESTEEM, SEXUAL ACTIVITY, SEXUAL PRACTICES, SEXUALLY ACTIVE, SEXUALLY ACTIVE WOMEN, SEXUALLY ACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL EXPENDITURES, SOCIAL NORMS, SOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES, SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS, SPOUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SUBSTANCE USE, SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, TEACHERS, TEENAGERS, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TOBACCO, TOBACCO USE, TOTAL FERTILITY RATE, TRAINING PROGRAMS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNFPA, VIOLENCE, WAGES, WESTERN EUROPE, WORK EXPERIENCE, YOUNG ADULTS, YOUNG MEN, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG PERSON, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUTH, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH POLICY, YOUTH POPULATION, YOUTH TRAINING, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, YOUTH WELFARE,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7978551/brazil-youth-risk-brazil-vol-1-2-policy-briefing
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7763
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