In almost all developed countries there has been substantial growth in university education over the last half-century. This growth has raised concerns that the benefits of university education are declining and that university education is not appropriate for students who, without the...

Acknowledgements -- Foreword looking back in order to look forward / Ken Roberts -- Understanding the changing youth labour market -- From the "golden age" to neo-liberalism -- The great transformation and the punitive turn -- Towards a new normality : work and unemployment in contemporary...