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Italy is the third European country with the highest youth unemployment rate. This chapter is about Italy and the time it takes its youngsters to reach self-sufficiency. In particular, it is about the role Italian families have in equip** their children with the right values, attitudes and resources. The main teaching drawn from the analysis conducted in the region of Sicily is that family history matters. But the institutional setting matters, too. It looks as if (southern) Italian youngsters, having to make do in a weak institutional setting, turn to families as a lender and adviser of last resort. Therefore, they are more likely than otherwise to absorb values and attitudes.
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All the data are provided by ISTAT. The Data about EU are provided by EUROSTAT.
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There is also continuing professional education. It is typically offered to those who have been fired or at risk to be fired.
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Caserta, M., Ferrante, L., Monteleone, S., Reito, F., Spagano, S. (2021). Family History Matters: The Road to Self-Sufficiency in Italy. In: Tosun, J., Pauknerová, D., Kittel, B. (eds) Intergenerational Transmission and Economic Self-Sufficiency. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17498-9_12
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