"States have privatized foster care, other youth services in order to save money. Now private equity has swooped in, extracting huge profits amid widespread reports of abuse and neglect."

"The relationships between education, poverty and inequality in South Africa are complex. Labour markets are a key determinant of inequality. But lack of demand for skilled labour outweighs lack of skilled workers. Nonetheless, building the _...Read More_

"Given the failure of the formal economy to produce enough jobs, policy makers and governments often present self employment in the informal economy as the solution to youth unemployment."

>"The inadequacy of the Newstart payment was recognised long before the pandemic. We shouldn't go back to it."

"The pandemic has worsened existing economic hardships for young adults – and taken a serious toll on mental health"