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State of the urban youth, 2010/2011 : leveling the playing field : inequality of youth opportunity / UN HABITAT.

Title
State of the urban youth, 2010/2011 : leveling the playing field : inequality of youth opportunity / UN HABITAT.
Publication
Nairobi, Kenya : United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), 2010.

Details

Additional Authors
United Nations Human Settlements Programme.
Description
xv, 68 p. : col. ill., col. photos.; 30 cm.
Summary
"This report is based on data from UN-HABITAT's Global Urban Indicator Database, as well as surveys of, and focus group discussions with, selected representative groups of young people in five major cities located in four developing regions: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Mumbai (India), Kingston (Jamaica), Nairobi (Kenya) and Lagos (Nigeria)"--p. ix.
Alternative Title
Leveling the playing field : inequality of youth opportunity
Subject
Urban youth > Developing countries > Social conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-63).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Unequal urban youth opportunities -- Education as driver of opportunity equality -- Family resources as drivers of opportunity inequality -- Young people's right to equal opportunities in the city -- Leveling the playing field: rights and equal opportunities for youth.
ISBN
  • 9789211320107
  • 9211320100