18 million young people out of school and work could instead be driving Latin American growth and helping to chop crime,says bank’s lead education economistThe 18 million young people out of school and work across Latin America could play a vital role in driving the region’s economic growth and reducing crime, inequality and migration, and a new report claims.
Despite Latin America’s strong economic performance over recent years and several successful anti-poverty initiatives,the World Bank study finds that the number of ninis – a contraction of the Spanish “ni estudia ni trabaja” (neither working nor studying) – has increased.
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Source: theguardian.com