Restructuring the Labour Market: The Implications for Youth (Cambridge Studies in Sociology)

This book represents an advance in our knowledge of the labour market. For the first time it combines the analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data to produce an explanation of the main changes which have transformed the labour market during the recession. For the first time it demonstrates the segmented character of the youth labour market and the significance of the local labour markets. The result is a substantial contribution to labour market segmentation theory and to the analysis of social policy in this field. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-6 Conceptualising the Youth Labour Market....Pages 7-25 The Impact of the Recession....Pages 26-54 Determinants of the General Demand for Labour at the Level of the Firm....Pages 55-69 Structuring the Supply of Workers....Pages 70-83 Determinants of the Type of Labour Employed at the Level of the Firm....Pages 84-101 Changes in Labour Demand during the Recession....Pages 102-137 The Segmentation of the Youth Labour Market....Pages 138-176 Local Labour Markets....Pages 177-200 The Youth Labour Market and Social Policy....Pages 201-220 Back Matter....Pages 221-230 A Combination Of Qualitative And Quantitative Data, Collected At Both A National And A Local Level, Examining The Impact Of The Recession On The Structure Of Youth Labour Markets, And Contributing To The Development Of Labour Market Segmentation Theory. David Ashton, Malcolm Maguire, And Mark Spilsbury. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 221-226) And Index.