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Building an Asia-Pacific youth employment coalition : reviewing past policies and the way forward

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  • Lim, Lin Lean.

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Addresses the important of acting quickly to implement youth employment policies in a coordinated way. Following a review of existing policies and programmes, the paper suggests solutions which address both the supply and demand sides of the labour market.

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  • Lim, Lin Lean., 2011. "Building an Asia-Pacific youth employment coalition : reviewing past policies and the way forward," ILO Working Papers 994676873402676, International Labour Organization.
    • Handle: RePEc:ilo:ilowps:994676873402676
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