The Crisis for Young People: Generational Inequalities in Education, Work, Housing and Welfare
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2017
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9783319585475
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783319585468
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 12/13/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Andy Green
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Education, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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