The Growing Challenge of Youth Unemployment in Europe and America : A Cross-Cultural Perspective
| データ種別 | 電子ブック |
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| 版 | 1st ed. |
| 出版者 | (Bristol : Bristol University Press) |
| 出版年 | 2021 |
| 大きさ | 1 online resource (278 pages) |
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| 一般注記 | Front Cover -- The Growing Challenge of Youth Unemployment in Europe and America: A Cross- Cultural Perspective -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- The youth labor market -- The selection of countries -- The German dual system -- The 'free-wheeling' American entrepreneurship model -- Organization of the book -- Note -- References -- 2 Acceptable Jobs and the Epidemic of Youth Unemployment in Southern Italy -- Introduction -- Nature of youth unemployment in Italy -- Causes of high youth unemployment in Southern Italy -- Does unemployment beget more unemployment? -- Making human capital productive -- Education and its (tenuous) connection to the labor market in Italy -- The Italian educational system -- Segmented economy and the geographical distribution of jobs -- Approaching a dual vocational education and training system -- Italian young adults and their work values -- Policy prescriptions and concluding thoughts -- Notes -- References -- 3 No Jobs, No Hope: The Future of Youth Employment in Spain -- Introduction -- The nature of youth unemployment in Spain -- Causes of high youth unemployment in Spain -- Economic growth rates -- Human capital and related factors -- Temporary contracts and underemployment -- Self-employment -- Poor wages -- A historical review of legislative and regulatory efforts to combat youth unemployment -- Educational reforms -- Reforms in general education -- Reforms in vocational education and training -- Effectiveness of general education and vocational education and training reforms -- General education system -- Vocational education and training system -- Labor market policy reforms and their effectiveness -- Feasibility of the German dual model as a solution to youth unemployment Feasibility of the American model of entrepreneurship -- References -- 4 Dirigisme Pour L'Ordinaire: Vocational Training in 21st Century France -- The cultural dirigisme -- French capitalism and labor market demand -- Dirigisme, �etatisme, and labor supply -- A note on entrepreneurship in France -- The changing French labor market -- Some views from the ninety-five percent -- References -- 5 Educating Youth for Future Unemployment in Greece -- Introduction -- Current status of Greek youth -- Labor market institutions, over-education, and skills -- Active labor market policies -- A German-type dual education system in Greece? -- Self-employment/entrepreneurship in Greece -- An odyssey to economic security: a sampling of youth voices -- References -- 6 Labor Market Policies to Fight Youth Unemployment in Portugal: Between Statism and Experimentalism -- Introduction -- The nature of youth unemployment in Portugal -- Strategies followed by governments to address youth unemployment: three hypotheses -- Labor market policies to fight youth unemployment in Portugal between 2000 and 2017 -- Discussion -- Concluding remarks -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 7 Adaptability of the German Vocational Model to Mediterranean Countries -- Introduction -- Background information on the Spanish and the Italian vocational education and training regimes -- Varieties of capitalism and the characteristics of vocational training systems -- German companies as transfer agents? Theoretical considerations -- Companies' attempts to promote dual vocational education and training -- Empirical foundation -- Spain: favorable conditions for standardization -- Italy: the case for localization -- Comparison of the two cases -- Greece -- France -- Italy -- Portugal -- Spain -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References 8 US Style Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to Youth Employment: Exporting the Promise -- The American work ethos -- Considerations on the supply side of the labor market: getting ready for employment -- Considerations on the demand side of the labor market: getting employed -- Entrepreneurship as an employment strategy in the United States -- Exporting the promise of entrepreneurship to the Mediterranean countries -- Concluding thoughts and recommendations -- Enhancement of human capital: entrepreneurship education -- Enhancement of entrepreneurship ecosystem -- Notes -- References -- 9 Grading the Implementation Prospects: Where Do We Go from Here? -- Good policy advice often goes unheeded -- Policy makers listen to the wrong social scientists -- Policy makers rely too much on social sciences with poor forecasting records -- Lack of social science consensus is seen as an obstacle to successful interventions -- Useful social science has broad application -- References -- Index -- Back Cover This book provides a culturally nuanced analysis of key issues relating to youth unemployment. Examining the causes and consequences of youth unemployment, it assesses ways forward to promote economic self-sufficiency Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries HTTP:URL=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/sophia-jp/detail.action?docID=6647936 Pub. note=Click to View |
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| 著者標目 | *Jagannathan, Radha |
| 件 名 | LCSH:Youth--Employment--United States LCSH:Youth--Employment--Europe LCSH:Unemployed youth--United States FREE:Electronic books |
| 分 類 | LCC:HD6270 DC:331.34136999999998 |
| 巻冊次 | ISBN:9781529200119  XISBN:9781529200102
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| ISBN | 9781529200119 |
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