Abstract
Tackling youth unemployment has long been a key priority in Europe. In the European context, particularly in the last quarter of a century, the fragile position of the unemployed, and especially the young unemployed, has for the most part been considered to be the result of individual failings, such as weak competencies, unattractive CVs or poor motivation or adaptability (Crespo and Serrano Pascual, 2004). Consistent with this, European institutions have promoted supply-side policies aimed at dealing with youth unemployment by improving the employability of the young, and young people have become one of the primary targets of the activation policies which developed as a key policy approach (Barbier, 2005; Lødemel and Trickey, 2001; Serrano Pascual, 2007; van Berkel and Hornemann Møller, 2002).
We warmly thank Manuel Aguilar Hendrickson and Annalisa Murgia for their valuable comments.
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Maestripieri, L., Sabatinelli, S. (2014). Labour Market Risks and Sources of Welfare among European Youth in Times of Crisis. In: Antonucci, L., Hamilton, M., Roberts, S. (eds) Young People and Social Policy in Europe. Work and Welfare in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137370525_8
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