The relationship between individuals' health and the labour market has been the subject of many debates and a substantial amount of legislation. The current legislative frameworks do not sufficiently take into account these interactions, further increased by the ageing population, and professional careers that are longer and les ssecure.

This volume provides a typology of career pitfalls in order to better understand them and to develop policies to manage them. 

The polarisation of the labour market affects most countries and has become a striking phenomenon over the last two decades. It has led to an explosion in wage gaps and an increased risk of unemployment and insecurity. Is this phenomenon inevitable ?

Ideally universities would provide opportunities for their students, remedy the massive undergraduate failure rates, and still be open to all. But is it possible to attain these objectives and maintain almost entirely non-feepaying higher education ?

This book describes the modalities of a relevant evaluation of labor market actions, which often involves the setting up of control groups, a practice that is not widely practiced in France. It also outlines the main findings of randomized studies in North America and Europe.

Analysing what American practice has shown to be the most effective in the long-term, Stéphane Carcillo proposes a radically new approach to accompanying young people in difficulty towards working life.