
The Crisis for Young People
Generational Inequalities in Education, Work, Housing and Welfare
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The Crisis for Young People
Generational Inequalities in Education, Work, Housing and Welfare
About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Frontmatter
- 1. Introduction: At the Sharp-End of Globalisation and Demographic Change
- 2. Education, Education …Under-Employment: The Mantra That Failed
- 3. Young People and Employment: The Age of Uncertainty
- 4. Britain’s Housing Disaster and Its Effects on Young People
- 5. Wealth and Welfare: Breaking the Generational Contract
- 6. Policies for Intergenerational Equity: (1) Education and Work
- 7. Policies for Intergenerational Equity Two: Housing
- 8. Political Power and Generational Prospects for the Future
- Backmatter