Fading hope: why the youth of the Arab Spring are still unemployed
- Written by Heath J. Prince, Research Scientist in Public Policy, University of Texas at Austin
The 2011 Arab Spring was a clear signal to governments and ruling parties that the time had come for reform, if not revolution. People in the Middle East and North Africa were demanding nothing less than sweeping political, social and economic change.
The upheaval was prompted by economic stagnation and a slow unraveling of social safety nets,...
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