The global youth wellbeing index / Nicole Goldin, principal author ; Payal Patel, Katherine Perry, contributing authors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldin, Nicole, author.

Patel, Payal, author.

Perry, Katherine, author.

Series:

CSIS Reports

A Report of the CSIS Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative and the International Youth Foundation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (41 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), in partnership with the International Youth Foundation (IYF), has developed a groundbreaking Global Youth Wellbeing Index, to elevate distinct young people's issues and comparative status from within national and population-wide measures of national poverty, development, and wellbeing.

Contents:

The Global Youth Wellbeing Index; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; 1. Overview; Why an Index? Background and Purpose; Situational Landscape; 2. Using the Index; For Youth Globally; For Policymakers; For Donors and Investors; For Implementers; 3. Approach to Measuring Youth Wellbeing; Who Are Youth?; What Constitutes Youth Wellbeing; What Does the Index Measure?; What Are the Limitations of the Index?; 4. Results and Analysis; Main Findings; Citizen Participation; Economic Opportunity; Education; Health; Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

Safety and SecurityAnalyzing Youth Outlook and Satisfaction; 5. Next Steps and General Recommendations; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 14, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4422-2834-2

OCLC:

878919661