Young workers in the global economy: job challenges in North America, Europe and Japan
2009; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 46; Issue: 05 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/choice.46-2800
ISSN1943-5975
Autores Tópico(s)Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
ResumoContents: Preface 1. Youth Employment: Crisis or Course Change? An Introduction Gregory DeFreitas PART I: CURRENT JOB TRENDS AND CHALLENGES 2. The Youth Labor Market Problem in Cross-Country Perspective Rebekka Christopoulou 3. Out of School, Out of Work, Out of Luck? Black Male Youth Joblessness in New York City Mark Levitan 4. Still With Us After All of These Years: Youth Labor Market Entry, Home-Leaving and Human Capital Accumulation in Italy, 1993-2003 Niall O'Higgins 5. Youth Employment in Japan after the 1990s Bubble Burst Naoki Mitani PART II: SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITIONS 6. Youth Employment Problems and School-to-Work Institutions in Advance Economies Paul Ryan 7. Work and Non-Work Time Use of US College Students Lonnie M. Golden PART III: DYING FOR A JOB 8. Occupational Fatalities Among Young Workers Janice Windau 9. Falling Private Health Insurance Coverage Among Young Workers in the United States Niev J. Duffy PART IV: HOW DOES IMMIGRATION AFFECT AMERICAN YOUTH? 10. Immigration and Youth Employment: Recent Debates and Research Findings Gregory DeFreitas 11. Unauthorized Mexican Immigration and Youth Labor Market Outcomes in California in the 1990s Enrico A. Marcelli PART V: STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING FUTURE JOB PROSPECTS 12. How Can We Improve Employment Outcomes for Young Black Men? Harry J. Holzer 13. Does Job Corps Training Boost the Labor Market Outcomes of Young Latinos? Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Arturo Gonzalez and Todd Neumann 14. Have Young Workers Lost Their (Collective) Voice? Youth-Adult Preferences for Workplace Voice in Canada Michele Campolieti, Rafael Gomez and Morley Gunderson References Index
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