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Nowadays international conjecture is marked by: (i) a fragile and uncertain economy due to recurrent economic crises (ii) intensification of competitiveness due to the reduction of the cycles of innovations, the intensification of the production, the saturation of consumption and the constraints of a low carbon economy (iii) the increase of long-term and youth unemployment.
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Alleki, N. (2013). Skills Management System for Better School-To-Work Transitions in Africa. In: Majhanovich, S., Geo-JaJa, M.A. (eds) Economics, Aid and Education. The World Council of Comparative Education Societies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-365-2_15
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