The book covers the vocational training and employment of young workers in various European and North American advanced economies; training systems, training policies and access to skilled work in various paired-country comparisons; and the links between trade unions and young workers in two country-specific case-studies.

Preface - Notes on the Contributors - The Problems facing Youth; P.Garonna & P.Ryan - YOUTH REGULATION: METHODS, OUTCOMES AND SOURCES - The Regulation and Deregulation of Youth Activity; P.Garonna & P.Ryan - Pay Structures and Youth Employment in Six European Economies; D.Marsden & P.Ryan - PAIRED COUNTRY COMPARISONS - Contrasting Forms of Youth Training and Employment in Sweden and West Germany; K.Schober-Brinkmann & E.Wadensio - Patterns of Public Intervention in Training and the Labour Accords in Italy and the United States; R.Edwards & P.Garonna - Young People and Entry Paths to Long-Term Jobs in France and Great Britain; D.Marsden & J-F.Germe - YOUTH AND TRADE UNIONS - The Alienation of Young Workers from Trade Unions: the Case of the Netherlands; T.Akkermans, A.J.A.Felling & J.Peters - Trade Union Policies towards the Youth Training Scheme in Great Britain: the Arguments; P.Ryan - Bibliography - Index