Young People in Europe: Labour Markets and CitizenshipHarriet Bradley, Jacques van Hoof In a period of rapid social and economic change, labour markets are undergoing major transformations. This book explores the changing fortunes of young people in Europe's flexible and precarious labour markets and the range of policies that are being developed to help them deal with the problems they face. The book draws on recent research carried out across Europe to highlight a number of key dilemmas for youth policy: what help is needed for young people and their parents in coping with lengthened transitions from school to work? What types of training and education are most effective? Is a switch from general to vocational education needed? Is workfare the right solution? The contributors, who are all leading authorities in the field, challenge the conventional wisdom in many of these areas. The book will be of interest to those researching and studying labour markets and youth policy, and to policy-makers and practitioners in these fields. |
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Page 69
... importance attached to intrinsic work aspects among young people , just as in the case of other age groups . Young people found interesting and varied work the most important aspects of their jobs , slightly more often than good ...
... importance attached to intrinsic work aspects among young people , just as in the case of other age groups . Young people found interesting and varied work the most important aspects of their jobs , slightly more often than good ...
Page 70
... important role when people grow older , mainly at the expense of free time . Later on in life , this development is reversed , and work becomes more important again . At the beginning of the 1990s , the young and the elderly considered ...
... important role when people grow older , mainly at the expense of free time . Later on in life , this development is reversed , and work becomes more important again . At the beginning of the 1990s , the young and the elderly considered ...
Page 167
... important to stress that we cannot draw any conclusions about whether or not political marginalisation or alienation is caused by unemployment . However , we will argue that it is interesting in itself to explore the relationship ...
... important to stress that we cannot draw any conclusions about whether or not political marginalisation or alienation is caused by unemployment . However , we will argue that it is interesting in itself to explore the relationship ...
Contents
The reconstruction of youth citizenship | 13 |
Changing labour markets inclusion and exclusion | 63 |
four Youth unemployment and jobseeking behaviour | 81 |
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