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Justice between generations is still not as prominent on any agenda as justice between rich and poor or men and women. For the first time, this three-part book explores the situation of young people of today in comparison to their direct predecessors. The first part, The Financial Situation of the Young Generation in a Generational Comparison, deals with this generation´s financial standing; the second part, The Rush Hour of Life, examines their time restrictions. Both are considered from a life-course perspective. The third part, On the Path to Gerontocracy?, addresses the demographic shift in favor of the elderly in aging Western democracies.

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The financial situation of the young generation in a generational comparison.- The Persistent Pandemic of Precariousness: Young People at Work.- Comparing Welfare Regime Changes: Living Standards and the Unequal Life Chances of Different Birth Cohorts.- How Does Globalization Affect the Life Courses of Young Men and Women in Modern Societies?.- Traditional Inequalities and New Insecurities: Long-Term Trends in the Transition to the Labor Market in Germany.- German Bundestag Survey on Intergenerational Justice in the Labour Market.- The rush hour of life.- On the Way to Life-Domains Balance: Success Factors and Obstacles.- Shifting Parenthood to Advanced Reproductive Ages: Trends, Causes and Consequences.- The "Rush Hour" of Life: Insecurities and Strains in Early Life Phases as a Challenge for a Life Course-Oriented, Sustainable Social Policy.- On the path to gerontocracy?.- Age Groups and Generations: Lines of Conflict and Potentials for Integration.- Who Wants What from the Welfare State? Socio-structural Cleavages in Distributional Politics: Evidence from Swiss Referendum Votes.- Being Less Active and Outnumbered?.- The Emergence of Pensioners´ Parties in Contemporary Europe.

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