Making the Transition: Education and Labor Market Entry in Central and Eastern Europe (Studies in Social Inequality)

ISBN 10: 0804775907 / ISBN 13: 9780804775908

Published by Stanford University Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making the Transition: Education and Labor Market Entry in Central and Eastern Europe (Studies in Social Inequality)
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804775907
• ISBN 13: 9780804775908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

After the breakdown of socialism in Central and Eastern Europe, the role of education systems in preparing students for the "real world" changed. Though young people were freed from coercive state institutions, the shift to capitalism made the transition from school to work much more precarious and increased inequality in early career outcomes. This volume provides the first large-scale analysis of the impact social transformation has had on young people in their transition from school to work in Central and Eastern European countries.

Written by local experts, the book examines the process for those entering the workforce under socialism, during the turbulent transformation years, in the early 2000s, and today. It considers both the risks and opportunities that have emerged, and reveals how they are distributed across social groups. Only by studying these changes can we better understand the long-term impact of socialism and post-socialist transformation on the problems young people in this part of the world are facing today.

About the Author

Irena Kogan is Professor of Sociology at the University of Mannheim, Germany. Michael Gebel is Assistant Lecturer at the University of Mannheim. Clemens Noelke is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research, University of Mannheim.