The Precarious Generation
A Political Economy of Young People
Published on 8. May 2017
238 pages
978-1-317-28918-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book draws on a wealth of evidence including young people's own stories, to document how they are now faring in increasingly unequal societies like America, Britain, Australia, France and Spain. It points to systematic generational inequality as those born since 1980 become the first generation to have a lower standard of living than previous generations. While governments and experts typically explain this by referring to globalization, new technologies, or young people's deficits, the authors of this book offer a new political economy of generations, which identifies the central role played by governments promoting neoliberal policies that exacerbate existing social inequalities based on age, ethnicity, gender and class. The book is a must read for social science students, human service workers and policy-makers and indeed for anyone interested in understanding the impact of government policy over the last 40 years on young people.
Reviews / Votes
This fascinating volume on the political economy of young people is a great resource for students and researchers in the social sciences. It draws on a wealth of evidence including young people's own stories, to document their opportunities, challenges and problems in increasingly unequal societies including America, Britain, Australia, France and Spain.The book is a must read for anyone interested in understanding the conditions faced by young people today but also for making sense of what could be done to solve these problems and redevelop a new politics that can offer real opportunities and raise living standards for future generations. In this sense, the book is a celebration of the importance and centrality of politics for shaping our destinies as societies.
Maria Grasso, British Journal of Sociology, 2018
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
15 s/w Abbildungen, 12 s/w Tabellen, 15 s/w Zeichnungen
12 Tables, black and white; 15 Line drawings, black and white; 15 Illustrations, black and white
File size
2,88 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-28918-0 (9781317289180)
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Judith Bessant | Rys Farthing | Rob Watts
The Precarious Generation
A Political Economy of Young People
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05/2018
1st Edition
Routledge
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Judith Bessant | Rys Farthing | Rob Watts
The Precarious Generation
A Political Economy of Young People
Book
05/2017
1st Edition
Routledge
€215.41
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Persons
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.
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.
Content
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
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
