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The Eritrean National Service : servitude for 'the common good' and the youth exodus

Kibreab, Gaim, author

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\"The Eritrean National Service (ENS) lies at the core of the post-independence state, not only supplying its military, but affecting every aspect of the country's economy, its social services, its public sector and its politics. Over half the workforce are forcibly enrolled into it by the government, driving the country's youth to escape national service by seeking employment and asylum elsewhere. Yet how did the ENS, which began during the 1961-91 liberation struggle as part of the idea of the 'common good' - in which individual interests were sacrificed in pursuit of the grand scheme of independence and the country's development - degenerate into forced labour and a modern form of slavery? And why, when Eritrea no longer faces existential threat, does the government continue to demand such service from its citizens?\"--Back cover.

• Publisher: James Currey
• Subject: National service Eritrea. / Draft Eritrea. / Youth Eritrea.
• ISBN: 1847011608, 9781847011602

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
UB345.E65 K53 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE