The precarious generation : a political economy of young people /

The precarious generation : a political economy of young people /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bessant, Judith, author.
Imprint:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
Description:	ix, 228 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Routledge advances in sociology ; 218 Routledge advances in sociology ; 218.
Subject:	Youth -- Social conditions. Youth -- Economic conditions. Youth -- Employment. Equality. Equality. Youth -- Economic conditions. Youth -- Employment. Youth -- Social conditions.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11058733

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Other authors / contributors:	Farthing, Rys, 1981- author. Watts, Rob, author.
ISBN:	9781138185470 1138185477 9781315644493
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The state of play: how young people are faring
A political economy of generations
Neoliberal social policy and young people
Inter-generational equity and justice
Broken promise: human capital theory, education and work
Penalizing the young and the justice system
Young people making sense of it
Taking action: young people and politics
A new intergenerational contract
Conclusion.