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Contraints de rester jeune ? Evolution de l’insertion dans trois capitales africaines : Dakar, Yaoundé, Antananarivo

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  • Philippe Antoine

    (DIAL, IRD, Dakar)

  • Mireille Razafindrakoto

    (DIAL, IRD, Paris)

  • François Roubaud

    (DIAL, IRD, Paris)

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(English) Victims of the long crisis that has affected their countries, the youth of three African capitals (Dakar, Yaoundé, and Antananarivo) find themselves forced to postpone their entry into adult life. They postpone not only obtaining their first paid employment but also moving into their first home and founding a family. Neither their higher level of education, nor the delays in attaining adult status protect their future, nor prevent worsening living conditions compared to those of their parents’ generation at their coming of age. In fact, we are witnessing a situation where the higher the education level, the more these young people are disadvantaged by the deterioration of the economic environment. _________________________________ (français) Victimes de la crise prolongée que traversent leurs pays, les jeunes des trois capitales africaines (Dakar, Yaoundé et Antananarivo) se trouvent contraints de reporter le calendrier des événements marquant leur entrée dans la vie adulte. Un recul de l’âge aussi bien d’accès au premier emploi rémunéré, que d’autonomie résidentielle et de constitution de la famille est observé des générations aînées aux plus jeunes. Le sort de ces derniers est d’autant plus inéquitable que, ni leur niveau d’éducation plus élevé, ni le fait de différer leur passage au statut d’adulte, ne leur permet d’échapper à une dégradation de leurs conditions, relativement à celles connues par leurs parents, au moment de leur insertion. On assiste même à un ajustement par le bas dans la mesure où les plus éduqués chez les jeunes, au lieu d’être préservés, sont plus affectés par la détérioration du contexte économique.

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  • Philippe Antoine & Mireille Razafindrakoto & François Roubaud, 2001. "Contraints de rester jeune ? Evolution de l’insertion dans trois capitales africaines : Dakar, Yaoundé, Antananarivo," Working Papers DT/2001/08, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
  • Handle: RePEc:dia:wpaper:dt200108
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