End of the good life: how the financial crisis threatens a lost generation-- and what we can do about it

This new American life : Generation Y and the great recession -- Europe in crisis -- Breaking it down : the labor market is rigged against generation Y -- Expectations crushed, young leave Ireland : a warning as United States brain drain risk mounts -- The view from the new promised lands -- Battle for Generation Y's future : America's deficit vs. growth -- The right budget choices : from education to the workplace -- How Generation Y can save itself -- Conclusion : the future;Discusses the bleak economic landscape for Millennials and offers policy suggestions focused on social enterprise and investment in economic growth;Analyzes major issues facing European countries-protest movements resulting from mass youth unemployment in Spain, Greece, and the UK; Ireland's "brain drain"--And ineffective government responses. This title examines those economies which have proven resilient throughout this storm, including Brazil and China, for potential solutions.