The outcome of three years of research on the role of institutions in labor markets at the research unit Labor Market Policy and Employment of the Social Science Research Center Berlin, these seven contributions were originally presented at a conference in December 1992 before a group of experts i

This collection is the first to examine the life experiences of young adult immigrants in Europe, as transmitted by the young adults themselves, and together with the analytical framework, seeks to uncover mechanisms at work in these individuals' lives.

In North-American and European cities, youth live in precarious social and economic conditions. The issue of employment has become a political problem. In this volume, sociological, economical and ethnographical perspectives are used to explain ethnic discrimination, inequalities at school, unemployment and marginalization. Work remains a central value in young peoples' lives who not only are victimized but also try to find escapes. Originally in French, this extended and updated book contains contributions by Enrico Pugliese, Saskia Sassen, Min Zhou, Frangois Dubet, Paul Anisef, Paul Axelrod, Ida Susser and others.

Cette publication décrit la situation du développement linguistique professionnel sur le lieu de travail dans divers pays d'Europe. Relevant les différences en termes de contexte politique, de développement industriel et de ressources économiques, elle souligne les questions liées à l'offre en deuxième langue qui se posent dans chaque pays, et propose des lignes directrices dans le contexte professionnel. Cette étude se fonde sur la conviction des auteurs que l'acquisition d'une deuxième langue joue un rôle clé pour l'intégration sociale et économique.