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Document Information
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Article/essay excerpt (house oversight document)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from an article or essay (likely by Thomas Friedman given the style and content) included in House Oversight documents. The text analyzes the sociopolitical structures of China and Egypt, focusing on civil society strength and the impact of 'youth bulges.' It quotes Dov Seidman regarding the importance of education and leadership in creating societal prosperity.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Dov Seidman | Author / CEO |
Quoted in the text regarding youth and societal prosperity; Author of "How" and CEO of LRN.
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| Unknown Author | Writer |
The person writing in the first person ("My view").
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Muslim Brotherhood |
Described as the one group that could organize in Egypt.
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| LRN |
Company where Dov Seidman is CEO.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by document footer.
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Relationships (1)
identified as C.E.O. of LRN
Key Quotes (3)
"China has a muscular central government but a weak civil society"Source
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"converting its youth bulge into a “demographic dividend” that keeps paying off every decade, as opposed to a “demographic bomb” that keeps going off every decade."Source
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"This race is about “who can enable and inspire more of its youth to help build broad societal prosperity,” argues Dov Seidman"Source
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associations at every level. China has a muscular central government but a weak civil society, yet one that is clearly straining to express itself more. Egypt, alas, has a weak government and a very weak civil society, one that was suppressed for 50 years, denied real elections and, therefore, is easy prey to have its revolution diverted by the one group that could organize, the Muslim Brotherhood, in the one free space, the mosque. But there is one thing all three have in common: gigantic youth bulges under the age of 30, increasingly connected by technology but very unevenly educated.
My view: Of these three, the one that will thrive the most in the 21st century will be the one that is most successful at converting its youth bulge into a “demographic dividend” that keeps paying off every decade, as opposed to a “demographic bomb” that keeps going off every decade. That will be the society that provides more of its youth with the education, jobs and voice they seek to realize their full potential.
This race is about “who can enable and inspire more of its youth to help build broad societal prosperity,” argues Dov Seidman, the author of “How” and C.E.O. of LRN, which has an operating center in India. “And that’s all about leaders, parents and teachers creating
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