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How Wilfred Owens poetry portray interesting ideas about loss Wilfred Owen, who wrote some of the best British poetry on World War I, composed nearly all of his poems in slightly over a year, from August 1917 to September 1918. Owen`s use of poetic techniques allows him to explore the physical effects of war, conveying the idea that grief resulting from death and suffering can diminish the value of human life. For example, in his poem the “Send Off” addresses the cruelty of war and how soldiers who returned home were alienated from society. Even when the war is over, the survivors must deal with the aftermath of the conflict in the form of post-traumatic stress disorder or horrific injury.

le to anti-social behavior (McCarthy, 2008). South Africa is no different from evidence obtained from the United States, France, Sri Lanka and more recently Egypt that all suggest that youth unemployment can lead to increased crimes rates, incarceration, and political upheaval. 8. DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INTERVENTIONS Youth unemployment is not a neglected area of concern in South Africa. The number of interventions, failed or successful, initiated by the government and within the framework of public-private-partnerships (PPPs) is evidence of this. What is clear is that, based on the risk patterns discussed above, the primary objective of any policy or development finance intervention should be to increase the integration of young people into the labour market. The development finance interventions discussed from hereon will therefore aim to (a) counteract market failure, (b) optimize labour market regulation and, (c) improve the skills of young people. Given that youth unemployment has been a central policy focus in South Africa some of the interventions are not new, but recommendations on strengthening for greater impact will be proposed. 8.1 Enterprise Finance for Youth Entrepreneurship The encouragement of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMMEs) is a key intervention to respond to youth unemployment. In particular, young people need better access to capital if they are to create ventures that have the ability to generate employment not only for themselves but others too. Easier access to credit is but one solution to create youth-owned enterprises. One of the ways to boost youth entrepreneurs and counteract credit market failure is through the provision of subsidized credit to young entrepreneurs. Exclusion from access to credit occurs because of the perception that young people lack the required skills to run a profitable and sustainable business (Binns & Nel, 2000). The Umsobomvu Youth Fund (UYF) is an example of a government intervention to address this problem. Established in 2001, the UYF is primarily focused on providing finance for start-up business and the expansion of existing youth-owned businesses. In addition to providing credit, the agency also offers business development services with the aim to bolster youth entrepreneurs through technical and managerial support for their ideas and businesses. Unfortunately, the UYF has become a defunct organisation due to the high degree of corruption and maladministration. This does not declare null and void the opportunity for a well-run organisation of this nature to be considered. In addition to access to finance and business development services, a similar organisation could also offer a combination of grants, subsidies, market-related loans, training, mentoring, incubation, and facilitated networking for youth entrepreneurs. This combination could redress credit market failure. Further, replication of the model in remote and/or rural areas could also address the location-related exclusions that arise from geography (Binns & Nel, 2000; Kingdon & Knight, 2001). Finally, information to existing opportunities and subsequently being able to apply for those opportunities is a small but very important service that should be made more readily accessible to young people. 8.2 Youth Cooperatives: an under-exploited option? According to the ILO (2006) it estimated that cooperatives account for up to 100 million jobs world-wide. However, how much of this figure is representative of young people is not quite clear. Cooperatives provide salaried employment and self-employment opportunities. Cooperatives overcome location related market failures thriving in rural and urban settings. In South Africa, cooperatives are not featured in the school curricula and therefore young people are often unaware of this option. Further, business development institutions such as the Umsobomvu You