Tapscott and Williams’ article “The “Jobless Recovery “, written in 2012, addresses the current threats to unemployment spread. The authors draw parallels between many world events, from the protests in Paris in 1968 to the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt and youth unemployment (Tapscott & Williams, 2012). According to them, the lack of working prospects repeatedly led to large-scale protests and revolutions. At the moment, there is a danger of repeating movements that already took place in the 60s in the United States, when a new generation began to question the current authority and tend to radicalize. However, according to Tapscott and Williams, the current outlook could be much more damaging. First of all, the authors attribute this to the scale of unemployment, which reaches 40 percent even in such developed countries as Spain, not to mention the Middle East and Africa (Tapscott & Williams, 2012). Second, the scale violates an unspoken rule in society that guarantees work for diligent students. Many structures formed in the last century do not meet modern requirements and cannot provide young people with the necessary opportunities. Finally, today’s youth have a new means of receiving and exchanging information on the Internet. It allows one to expose society’s injustices and enables coordinating a massive number of people. That is why the authors conclude their article with the statement that in the current economic environment, the most important priority should be creating new jobs to avoid a new frightening spiral of radical sentiments.
Reference
Tapscott, O., & Williams, A. O. (2012). Macrowikinomics: New solutions for a connected planet. Portfolio Penguin.