State failure in dealing with the NEET problem in South Africa: which way forward?

Kraak, Andre

State failure in dealing with the NEET problem in South Africa: which way forward?

The concept 'not in education, employment or training' (NEET) has only recently been deployed in academic analyses and policy documents in South Africa. This article uses the concept to highlight the acute levels of youth unemployment experienced in that country. It discusses the causal factors, and adopts the concept of 'social capital' as a powerful explanatory device, particularly in explaining why the young unemployed fail to access the first job. The discussion then proceeds to critique South African state efforts in resolving the NEET problem. The strategies of the state have failed in m ... Show more

Authors: Kraak, Andre

Published: Abingdon, England, Taylor and Francis, 2013

Resource type: Article

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Journal title: Research in post-compulsory education

Journal volume: 18

Journal number: 1-2

Journal date: March-June 2013

Pages: pp. 77-97

Also called: State failure in dealing with the not in employment, education or training problem in South Africa

ISSN: 1359-6748; 1747-5112 (online)

Series: Critical perspectives on young people not in education, employment or training

Peer reviewed: Yes

Notes: Special issue: 'Reclaiming the disengaged: critical perspectives on young people not in education, employment or training' guest edited by Robin Simmons and Ron Thompson.

Document number: TD/TNC 111.981

Subjects: Governance Youth Employment Culture and society Labour market

Keywords: Government role Youth at risk Unemployed Social capital Transition from education and training to employment Entry into working life Youth transitions NEET

Geographic subjects: South Africa Africa

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