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This book draws on a wealth of evidence including young people's
own stories, to document how they are now faring in increasingly
unequal societies like America, Britain, Australia, France and
Spain. It points to systematic generational inequality as those
born since 1980 become the first generation to have a lower
standard of living than previous generations. While governments and
experts typically explain this by referring to globalization, new
technologies, or young people's deficits, the authors of this book
offer a new political economy of generations, which identifies the
central role played by governments promoting neoliberal policies
that exacerbate existing social inequalities based on age,
ethnicity, gender and class. The book is a must read for social
science students, human service workers and policy-makers and
indeed for anyone interested in understanding the impact of
government policy over the last 40 years on young people.
This book draws on a wealth of evidence including young people's
own stories, to document how they are now faring in increasingly
unequal societies like America, Britain, Australia, France and
Spain. It points to systematic generational inequality as those
born since 1980 become the first generation to have a lower
standard of living than previous generations. While governments and
experts typically explain this by referring to globalization, new
technologies, or young people's deficits, the authors of this book
offer a new political economy of generations, which identifies the
central role played by governments promoting neoliberal policies
that exacerbate existing social inequalities based on age,
ethnicity, gender and class. The book is a must read for social
science students, human service workers and policy-makers and
indeed for anyone interested in understanding the impact of
government policy over the last 40 years on young people.
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