The Challenge of Youth Employment in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has been regarded as a model of a country with successful social policies, yet for decades it has faced major challenges in providing employment and satisfying other aspirations of youth. Although the labor force has become more educated,...

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Main Authors:	Gunatilaka, Ramani, Mayer, Markus, Vodopivec, Milan
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS APPRENTICESHIP BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER BULLETIN CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST CLIMATE CHANGE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX COUNSELLING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION DISPLACEMENT DISSEMINATION DOMESTIC WORKERS DROPOUTS ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION EMPLOYMENT STATUS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EXISTING INEQUITIES EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE FEMINIST FINDING WORK FORMAL SECTOR WORKERS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUALITY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HIGH WAGES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME SUPPORT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INEXPERIENCED WORKERS INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL SECTOR INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION JOB COUNSELING JOB CREATION JOB DESTRUCTION JOB MARKET JOB PLACEMENT JOB PLACEMENT SERVICE JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCHES JOB SECURITY JOB SEEKERS JOB SKILLS JOB TRAINING JOB VACANCIES JOBS LABOR ALLOCATION LABOR COSTS LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE GROWTH LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR FORCE POPULATION LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET EFFICIENCY LABOR MARKET INDICATORS LABOR MARKET INFORMATION LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS LABOR MARKET ISSUES LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION LABOR MARKETS LABOR RESOURCES LABOUR LABOUR RELATIONS LEGAL STATUS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS MANPOWER MARITAL STATUS MATHEMATICS MIGRANT MIGRANT LABOR MILLENNIUM DECLARATION MOTHER NATIONAL ACTION NATIONAL ACTION PLAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE NATURAL RESOURCE NUTRITION OCCUPATION OLDER WORKERS POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION TRENDS PRACTITIONERS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY LEVEL PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOB PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT PRODUCTIVE WORK PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RATES PROPORTIONAL HAZARD MODEL PROVIDENT FUNDS PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS RETAIL TRADE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIED EMPLOYMENT SALARIED WORKERS SEMISKILLED LABOR SERVICE SECTOR SEVERANCE PAY SEX SKILLED WORKERS SKILLED WORKFORCE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL CONDITIONS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INCLUSION SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIOCULTURAL ENVIRONMENT SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT TECHNICAL EDUCATION TECHNICAL TRAINING TEENAGERS TELEVISION TERTIARY EDUCATION TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL LABOR FORCE TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT TRADE UNIONS TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TRAINING PROGRAMS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED ADULTS UNEMPLOYED PERSONS UNEMPLOYED POPULATION UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS UNSKILLED WORKERS VIOLENCE VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS VOCATIONAL TRAINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS WAGE DETERMINATION WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGE GAP WAGE INEQUALITY WELL-FUNCTIONING LABOR MARKET WHITE-COLLAR OCCUPATIONS WORK EXPERIENCE WORK FORCE WORKER WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH ACCESS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH LABOR YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH SERVICES YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE YOUTH UNREST
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