Youth and prosperity in the Middle East

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At the time when European societies are rapidly aging, 30 percent of the population in the Middle East is between ages 15 and 29 – the largest proportion of youth in the region's history.

On January 7, 2008 at the Brookings Institution, experts will discuss whether this 100 million of young men and women are a demographic gift or a potential for social and economic problems.


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