Publisher's Synopsis
This overview report draws together and analyzes the findings from a series of research projects funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which looked at young men's experience in the labour market during the 1990s. Covering a broad range of topics, the research explored the barriers and bridges to work faced by this group. In this summary, the author draws particular attention to the multiple problems faced by some young men, and considers how they may be overcome.;"Young men on the margins of work" includes findings, conclusions and recommendations on: education and schooling; entry to employment; transition to economic independence; family support; knowledge of the world of work; work incentives; and young men on the margins.
