Dislocation Problems Sample Clauses

Dislocation Problems. Social displacement and economic destitution coupled with a bulging population of youth present several crucial problems. First, the adult literacy rate that was nearly universal in 1990, edged down to 96 percent by 1995, then plummeted to below 90 percent by An emerging generation may therefore become socially disadvantaged unless education systems reverse their downtrends. Still, Azerbaijan’s adult population is very well educated, and the current generation has one of the highest percentages of science and technology among the former Soviet republics. A second implication is that a majority of the displaced population, and a majority of those who have transited to urban areas, have backgrounds. Therefore, those most in need of employment are least prepared for jobs. lost homes and farms, they also reside in areas where they can rarely gain access to land for crops or livestock, and they are disenfranchised from ownership. An agricultural boom would not necessarily benefit them without public reallocations of land or rights of use. A third consideration is that when the younger generation reaches maturity, there easily could be widespread disillusionment exacerbated by a population of young adults in need of employment or access to higher education opportunities.