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Gen F'd: How Young Australians Can Reclaim Their Uncertain Futures

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Gen F'd: How Young Australians Can Reclaim Their Uncertain Futures

Contributors:

By (Author) Alison Pennington

ISBN:

9781743799215

Publisher:

Hardie Grant Books

Imprint:

Hardie Grant Books

Publication Date:

8th March 2023

UK Publication Date:

8th June 2023

Country:

Australia

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Age groups and generations
Popular economics

Dewey:

338.994

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

144

Dimensions:

Width 135mm, Height 210mm

Weight:

160g

Description

InGen F'deconomist Alison Pennington shows how the most educated generation in Australias history stands to be the first generation worse off than their parents, and gives young people the tools to create the change we need. This is the fifth book inThe Crikey Readseriesfrom Crikey and Hardie Grant Books.

Young people today are digital natives, encouraged to market their own uniqueness and success online, amid out-dated advice from parents and politicians: work hard and youll get ahead. But Australia's celebrated 'fair go' has disintegrated, with millions of young people stuck on the rat-wheel of insecure work and crammed into share houses paying off boomers mortgages.

Against the backdrop of global warming and pandemic, young people have inherited a dysfunctional economy that consumes their futures.Gen F'dplots a path forward for Australians to reactivate our democracy and create a new economy that provides hope and opportunity for all.

From Crikey and Hardie Grant Books,The Crikey Readis a series that brings an unflinching and truly independent eye to the issues of the day in Australia and the world.

Reviews

'Alison is truly the economist for this generation. This book lays out how Gen F'd got here, what they can do to get out of it, and what changes Australia needs to make to ensure we all get a fair go. It will make you angry, but it will also hopefully make you determined.' Amy Remeikis

'Pennington'sGen F'dis packed with insights on how this generation might earn a shot at a future worth living for.' Yanis Varoufakis

Gen F'dis here, for everyone who wants some hard evidence of the structuralised economic disadvantage of young people as opposed to the fact-free self-flatteryof oh, I dunno wage-thieves. Van Badham

'A revolutionary economic roadmap for Australias disenfranchised youth.' Nanci Nott,Arts Hub

Author Bio

Alison Penningtonis an economist, writer and media commentator. She conducts research on economic issues facing working people including the future of jobs, skills and training, and the role of government.Alison is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Politics, Philosophy and Economics with La Trobe University. Her previous roles includeSenior Economist with The Australia Institute's Centre for Future Work, and roles in public finance, public sector unions and music teaching.

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