Political Revolt and Youth Unemployment in Tunisia - Exploring the Education-Employment Mismatch

This book discusses youth unemployment in post-revolutionary Tunisia, paying particular attention to the so-called skill mismatch. Youth unemployment was one of the major factors triggering the Tunisian revolution, and continues to be a central socio-economic challenge. The Tunisian labour market is marked by a strong increase of higher education graduates while the economic system is dominated by sectors mainly employing a less qualified labour force. This study investigates current labour market trends, and provides insights into the underlying causes of persisting high youth unemployment. The author argues that economic crisis, difficult political conditions since 2011, and inefficient labour market policies did not foster sufficient job creation, and that special attention needs to be paid to the educational causes of the skill mismatch in youth employment in future sustainable development models.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Labour Market Trends and the Skill Mismatch.- Chapter 3: Structural Causes for Unemployment and the Skill Mismatch.- Chapter 4: Educational Causes and Features of the Skill Mismatch.- Chapter 5: Recommendations: Three Avenues to Address the Skill Mismatch.

About the author

Isabel Schaefer is Lecturer at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, and Associated Senior Researcher at German Development Institute.

Summary

This book discusses youth unemployment in post-revolutionary Tunisia, paying particular attention to the so-called skill mismatch. Youth unemployment was one of the major factors triggering the Tunisian revolution, and continues to be a central socio-economic challenge. The Tunisian labour market is marked by a strong increase of higher education graduates while the economic system is dominated by sectors mainly employing a less qualified labour force. This study investigates current labour market trends, and provides insights into the underlying causes of persisting high youth unemployment. The author argues that economic crisis, difficult political conditions since 2011, and inefficient labour market policies did not foster sufficient job creation, and that special attention needs to be paid to the educational causes of the skill mismatch in youth employment in future sustainable development models. 

Product details

• Authors: Isabel Schaefer
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9783319650845
• ISBN: 978-3-31-965084-5
• No. of pages: 109
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 218 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 260 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 109 p. 4 illus., 2 illus. in color.
• Series: Middle East Today; Middle East Today
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Afrika, Naher Osten, C, Economics, Religion und Politik, Gender Studies: Gruppen, Africa, Middle East, Identity Politics, Politics & government, Religion & politics, auseinandersetzen, Political Science and International Studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Religion and Politics, African Politics, Politics and Gender, Middle East—Politics and government, Middle Eastern Politics, Economy-wide Country Studies, Africa—Politics and government, Politics and Religion, Middle East—Economic conditions, Middle Eastern and North African Economics