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World Development Reports

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World Development Report 2007
Development and the Next Generation

Urgent Need to Invest More in Developing World's Record Youth Population

SINGAPORE, September 16, 2006 — Developing countries which invest in better education, healthcare, and job training for their record numbers of young people between the ages of 12 and 24 years of age, could produce surging economic growth and sharply reduced poverty, according to a new World Bank report launched at the Bank's Annual Meetings in Singapore.

With 1.3 billion young people now living in the developing world-the largest-ever youth group in history-the report says there has never been a better time to invest in youth because they are healthier and better educated than previous generations, and they will join the workforce with fewer dependents because of changing demographics. However, failure to seize this opportunity to train them more effectively for the workplace, and to be active citizens, could lead to widespread disillusionment and social tensions.

World Development Report 2007: Development and the Next Generation

Part I Why now, and how?


Part II Transitions

Part III Across transitions and next steps

 


Selected World Development Indicators (various years)

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