Judith Bessant, Rys Farthing, Rob Watts

The Precarious Generation

A Political Economy of Young People

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book draws on the voices of disadvantaged young people born since the early 1980s to document their experiences of increased unemployment and inequality. The authors highlight how this generational disadvantage is the direct result of public policies adopted in the USA, United Kingdom, France, Spain and Australia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781138603226
• ISBN-10: 1138603228
• Artikelnr.: 52714789

Autorenporträt

Judith Bessant is a Professor in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University, Australia. Rys Farthing is a consultant based in London, UK. Rob Watts is a Professor in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The state of play: how young people are faring
2. A political economy of generations
3. Neoliberal social policy and young people
4. Intergenerational equity and justice
5. Broken promise: human capital theory, education and work
6. Penalizing the young and the justice System
7. Young people making sense of it
8. Taking action: young people and politics
9. A new intergenerational contract
Conclusion