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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.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction: At the Sharp-End of Globalisation and Demographic Change.- Chapter 2. Education, Education ....Under-Employment: The Mantra that Failed.- Chapter 3. Young People and Employment: The Age Of Uncertainty.- Chapter 4. Britain's Housing Disaster and its Effects on the Young.- Chapter 5. Wealth and Welfare: Breaking the Generational Contract.- Chapter 6. Policies for Intergenerational Equity One: Education and Work.- Chapter 7. Policies for Intergenerational Equity Two: Housing.- Chapter 8. Political Power and Generational Prospects for the Future.
About the author
Andy Green is Professor of Comparative Social Science at the UCL Institute of Education, and Director, since 2008, of the ERSC-funded ResearchCentre on Learning and Life Chances (LLAKES). His recent research has focused on social cohesion regimes and the changing opportunity structures for young people. His latest books include: Handbook of Global Education Policy, 2016; Education and State Formation: Europe, East Asia and the USA; 2013andRegimes of Social Cohesion: Societies and the Crisis of Globalisation, 2011.
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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.
