Abstract
Indubitably, the preponderance of poverty by the youth, or the so called youthnization of poverty is a cankerworm that needs to be annihilated especially in countries of the developing world if youth participation in socio-economic development is to make a significant score in their countries. The aim of this article is, through a literature review methodology, to discuss the underpinning factors motivating the phenomenon of youthnization of poverty in South Africa. The following factors have been found to contribute to youthnization of poverty in South Africa: burgeoning statistics of unemployment; lack of infrastructural support for the youth; poor skill development among the youth; and increasing state of dependence syndrome. The following factors have been suggested to mitigate or reduce youthnization of poverty: mobilize funding for the youth, craft youth friendly policies; and countries engaging in plausible research to find out plausible ways of mitigating or annihilating youthnization of poverty altogether. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n27p1437
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Introduction and BackgroundIndubitably, poverty is a very dangerous evil that has confronted humanity in a pervasive way globally and especially in the developing part of the world (Moore, 2005)
The aim of this article is, through a literature review methodology, to discuss the underpinning factors motivating the phenomenon of youthnization of poverty in South Africa
Poverty is huge in South Asia countries affecting 134-188 million people; and Sub Saharan African countries (Moore, 2005)
Summary
Poverty is a very dangerous evil that has confronted humanity in a pervasive way globally and especially in the developing part of the world (Moore, 2005). Poverty is huge in South Asia countries affecting 134-188 million people; and Sub Saharan African countries (Moore, 2005). A lot of efforts have been put into place across decades with many committees and commissions being formulated to foster a formidable front against poverty. The war appears to be a protracted one, taking decades if not generations to be subdued (Tanner, 2014; UN, 2014). It is pertinent to understand the magnitude and underpinnings of poverty and its possible ramifications. Exploring deeply the underpinnings of poverty in South Africa can form an optimistic ray of hope that poverty that undermines youth empowermrnt can be mitigated, if not annihilated alotogether (Kang’ethe, 2014a)
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