The Crisis for Young People [electronic resource] : Generational Inequalities in Education, Work, Housing and Welfare / by Andy Green.
Material type: TextPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017Description: XIII, 161 p. 12 illus., 11 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9783319585475
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- LC8-6691
Open Access
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.
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