National youth policies in Latin America

Abstract

During the period from 1995 to 1999, efforts to coordinate national processes youth policies gained momentum, albeit at an unequal rate among the various Latin American countries. Nowadays, there is a wide variety of youth policies in the countries polled, which can be seen in the light of various factors: models and approaches to the youth phase, legislative foundations (legal and regulatory framework), levels of public administration responsible for taking youth measures and the specific type of management by official youth organizations in each country.