State of the urban youth, 2010/2011 : leveling the playing field : inequality of youth opportunity / UN HABITAT. - Nairobi, Kenya : United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), 2010. - xv, 68 p. : col. ill., col. photos. ; 30 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-63).

Unequal urban youth opportunities -- Education as driver of opportunity equality -- Family resources as drivers of opportunity inequality -- Young people's right to equal opportunities in the city -- Leveling the playing field: rights and equal opportunities for youth.

"This report is based on data from UN-HABITAT's Global Urban Indicator Database, as well as surveys of, and focus group discussions with, selected representative groups of young people in five major cities located in four developing regions: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Mumbai (India), Kingston (Jamaica), Nairobi (Kenya) and Lagos (Nigeria)"--p. ix.

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