Oxford University Press Inc 2019 Hard cover New

ISBN10: 0190864796, ISBN13: 9780190864798, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. Exacerbated by the Great Recession, youth transitions to employment and adulthood have become increasingly protracted, precarious, and differentiated by gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Youth Labor in Transition examines young people's integration into employment, alongside the decisions and consequences of migrating to find work and later returning home. The authors identify key policy challenges for the future related to NEETS, overeducation,self-employment, and ethnic differences in outcomes. This illustrates the need to encompass a wider understanding of youth employment and job insecurity by including an analysis of economic production and howit relates to social reproduction of labor if policy intervention is to be effective. The mapping and extensive analysis in this book are the result of a 3-year, European Union-funded research project (Strategic Transitions for Youth Labour in Europe, or STYLE; -research.eu) coordinated by Jacqueline O'Reilly. With an overall budget of just under 5 million euros and involving 25 research partners; an international advisory network and local advisoryboards of employers, unions, and policymakers; and non-governmental organizations from more than 20 European countries, STYLE is one of the largest European Commission-funded research projects to exist onthis topic. Consequently, this book will ...
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