TY - JOUR
T1 - Child Poverty and Youth Unemployment in Saudi Arabia
AU - Albrithen, Abdulaziz
N1 - Funding Information:
The MSA plans to implement the following programs and projects through the Deputy of Social Security and Public Housing, providing: • school bags and uniforms; • medicines for chronic diseases; • financial support for utility bills; • prepaid food vouchers; and • financial support for housing renovations.
Funding Information:
The social welfare programs that Saudi Arabia has, and plans to continue running, range from the King Abdullah Scholarship Program (a program that pays for undergraduate through postdoctoral education abroad) to social security programs aimed at providing for the young, infirm, and unemployed administered through the General Organization for Social Insurance (Royal Embassy, 2016).
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PY - 2018/9
Y1 - 2018/9
N2 - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia can be described as a young nation in terms of its date of creation and its rapidly increasing proportion of children and young people in its population. Various sources have been cited to explain the causes and describe the consequences of child poverty and youth unemployment. The factors mentioned for future verification are the interrelationship between, on the one hand, government and religion, social conservatism, sensitivity to criticism, unmatched education, and development policies, and, on the other hand, the general attitude of the Saudi youth toward a job versus a dreamed position in a government office. This article aims to raise awareness and to generate further discussions in, and investigations of, both the public and private sectors, so as to harness the vast resources of Saudi Arabia, mainly derived from oil, to appropriately address the rising issues of child poverty and youth unemployment.
AB - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia can be described as a young nation in terms of its date of creation and its rapidly increasing proportion of children and young people in its population. Various sources have been cited to explain the causes and describe the consequences of child poverty and youth unemployment. The factors mentioned for future verification are the interrelationship between, on the one hand, government and religion, social conservatism, sensitivity to criticism, unmatched education, and development policies, and, on the other hand, the general attitude of the Saudi youth toward a job versus a dreamed position in a government office. This article aims to raise awareness and to generate further discussions in, and investigations of, both the public and private sectors, so as to harness the vast resources of Saudi Arabia, mainly derived from oil, to appropriately address the rising issues of child poverty and youth unemployment.
KW - Saudi Arabia
KW - children
KW - poverty
KW - unemployment
KW - youth
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U2 - 10.1002/pop4.222
DO - 10.1002/pop4.222
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85052684393
SN - 1944-2858
VL - 10
SP - 371
EP - 389
JO - Poverty & Public Policy
JF - Poverty & Public Policy
IS - 3
ER -