Has the West Betrayed Its Youth?
The Deep Roots of Youth Anger in Western Societies
Why does adulthood feel out of reach? Dr. Driss Effina examines the economic, social and political roots of youth anger across 22 Western countries, using original data analysis, economic models and conditional scenarios.
English PDF eBook · 301 pages · 53 figures · 49 tables
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About the author
Dr. Driss Effina is an economist, statistician and professor at the National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA) in Morocco, where he teaches business economics and strategy. His work spans economic analysis, national surveys, research methodology and institutional consulting. He writes in English, French and Arabic on economic development, public affairs and international strategic questions. In this book, he brings an empirical approach to the relationship between young people’s material circumstances, expectations and political emotions.
The Deep Roots of Youth Anger in Western Societies
Why does adulthood feel increasingly difficult to reach? In Has the West Betrayed Its Youth?, Dr. Driss Effina investigates the economic, social and political pressures shaping young people’s expectations across Western societies.
The book examines how housing costs, insecure work, delayed independence, unequal access to wealth, social comparison and political representation interact. It tests the idea of a common wave of anger rather than assuming that every country and every generation shares the same experience.
Combining original data analysis with economic models and comparative country profiles, the study distinguishes material pressures from directly measured political emotions. Its comparative framework covers 22 Western countries, while direct survey evidence on political emotions is drawn from the United States. Conditional scenarios explore possible futures without presenting uncertainty as certainty.
Key Questions
- How do housing and asset ownership reshape the transition to adulthood?
- Why can educational progress coexist with blocked expectations?
- How do economic insecurity, status comparisons and political distrust reinforce one another?
- Which pressures are shared across Western societies, and which depend on national institutions?
- What can data and economic models tell us about future trajectories?
Key Themes
- Intergenerational inequality and access to wealth
- Labour markets, education and economic insecurity
- Housing, family formation and delayed independence
- Social comparison, expectations and political emotions
- Institutional trust and political representation
- Comparative evidence, modelling and conditional scenarios
Inside the Book
This English-language volume contains 21 chapters, 22 country profiles, 53 figures and 49 tables, including maps, methodological discussions, references and an index. The analysis focuses on underlying causes and mechanisms.
Written for researchers, economists, students and readers seeking an evidence-based understanding of youth discontent.
Author: Dr. Driss Effina
Format: PDF eBook
Language: English
Length: 301 pages
Edition: First edition, October 2026
This is a digital download. No physical book is shipped.
| Theme: |
Youth Anger / Intergenerational Inequality / Political Economy |
|---|---|
| Author: |
Driss Effina |
| Pages: |
301 |
| Language: |
English |
| Format: |
PDF / eBook |
| Age Group: |
16+ |
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