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Record Nr.

UNINA9910231237003321

Autore

Green Andy

Titolo

The Crisis for Young People [[electronic resource] ] : Generational Inequalities in Education, Work, Housing and Welfare / / by Andy Green

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-58547-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 161 p. 12 illus., 11 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

379

Soggetti

Educational policy

Education and state

Education—Economic aspects

Educational sociology 

Education and sociology

Educational sociology

Educational Policy and Politics

Education Economics

Education Policy

Sociology of Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Also by Andy Green -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1 Introduction: At the Sharp-End of Globalisation and Demographic Change -- The Drivers of Changes in Opportunities for Young People -- Different Perspectives on the Crisis for Youth -- Changing Opportunities in Different Domains: Education -- Employment -- Housing -- Wealth -- Benefits and Political Representation -- Chapter 2 Education, Education ...Under-Employment: The Mantra That Failed -- Increasing Participation in Upper Secondary and Higher Education -- Increases in Average Qualification Levels at GCSE, Upper Secondary and Degree Level -- Trends in Levels of Knowledge and Skill -- Declines in Educational Inequalities? -- Trends in Inequalities of Qualification Levels -- Trends in Skills Inequalities -- Explaining the Trends in Skills Inequalities --



Pathways in Post 16 Education and Training -- Education and Jobs: The Declining Value of Qualifications on the Labour Market -- The Education Opportunity Balance Sheet -- Chapter 3 Young People and Employment: The Age of Uncertainty -- Young People's Perceptions of Their Employment Opportunities and How They Compare with Those of Their Parents -- Perceptions of Job Opportunities -- A Temporary Dislocation or a Long-Term Trend? -- Chapter 4 Britain's Housing Disaster and Its Effects on Young People -- Intergenerational Decline Meets Social Class Polarisation -- Chapter 5 Wealth and Welfare: Breaking the Generational Contract -- Wealth -- Intergenerational Transfers -- Chapter 6 Policies for Intergenerational Equity: (1) Education and Work -- Reducing Inequality in Lower Secondary Education -- Reforming Upper Secondary Education and Training -- Tertiary Education -- Student Finance -- Chapter 7 Policies for Intergenerational Equity Two: Housing -- Capital Gains Tax on Sales of First Homes.

Reforming Council Tax -- Re-regulating the Rental Sector -- Chapter 8 Political Power and Generational Prospects for the Future -- Gerontocracy and Politics -- Notes -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book provides an original and challenging analysis of one of the most pressing social issues of our times: intergenerational inequality. Based on recent mixed-method research, it explores the extent and scope of generational divides through an up-to-date analysis of the changing opportunities for young people in Britain across different life domains. A central question addressed is whether current changes are best understood as growing inequalities within and across age groups, or whether we face a genuine intergenerational decline over the life course of this and future generations of youth. Andy Green’s controversial manifesto for intergenerational equity includes replacing higher education fees with a tax on graduates of all ages; the introduction of capital gains tax on sales of first homes; voting at 16, and a new charter of rights for private tenants.