State Failure in Dealing with the NEET Problem in South Africa: Which Way Forward?

Autor/in	Kraak, Andre
Titel	State Failure in Dealing with the NEET Problem in South Africa: Which Way Forward?
Quelle	In: Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 18 (2013) 1-2, S.77-97 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1359-6748
DOI	10.1080/13596748.2013.755819
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Unemployment; Social Capital; Nongovernmental Organizations; Labor Market; Young Adults; Dropouts; Dropout Rate; Employment Patterns; Employment Opportunities; Social Networks; Government Role; Skill Development; Tables (Data); Job Training; Adult Education; Vocational Education; Student Attrition; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Arbeitslosigkeit; Sozialkapital; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Tabelle; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Schülerbeurlaubung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The concept "not in education, employment or training" (NEET) has only recently been deployed in academic analyses and policy documents in South Africa. This article uses the concept to highlight the acute levels of youth unemployment experienced in that country. It discusses the causal factors, and adopts the concept of "social capital" as a powerful explanatory device, particularly in explaining why the young unemployed fail to access the first job. The discussion then proceeds to critique South African state efforts in resolving the NEET problem. The strategies of the state have failed in most cases, or where successful, have not expanded sufficiently to the requisite scale. In the conclusion, the discussion notes the relative success of many non-governmental organisations (NGOs)--operating at the micro level--in facilitating access to the first job. This suggests the need for more micro-level, qualitative research into the conditions that define local labour markets, and the role played by key organisational intermediaries such as NGOs which succeed where the state has failed--in successfully placing the young unemployed in work. (Contains 4 notes, 1 figure, and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10