Fiona Wilson gives a mother’s perspective on the dismal legacy of the baby boomers, and wonders why the younger generation is so acquiescent
Can We Still Fund Cradle-to-Grave Care?
Liz Emerson looks at the wider implications of the alarming EHRC report on the quality of council-run home care
Reclaiming the past: notes from fieldwork in Chongqing
Xiao Mei, PhD candidate from Cambridge University, looks at the response of retirees to a Red Culture campaign in China, and compares this to the new attitudes of youth
Could a land value tax ease the housing crisis?
Heather Wetzel, Vice Chair of the Labour Land Campaign, responds to the recent IF housing report, and makes the case for a land value tax
Intergenerational fairness, the Middle Ages and immigration
Angus Hanton foresees a scarcity value for future labour, but other forces could undermine its potential for improving the fortunes of the young in the workplace
Scrap the EMA, kick away another ladder
Josie Delves sees the scrapping of the Education Maintenance Allowance as symptomatic of a government that has shown a distinct reluctance to invest in youth – and her generation
How does Intergenerational Justice relate to Social Justice?
David Kingman explores the interactions between Intergenerational Justice and Social Justice
The Default Retirement Age and Lump of Labour Fallacy
Antony Mason tries to untangle the intergenerational outcome of the increasing number of retirement-age workers in the labour market
Why are civil service jobs so attractive to Chinese youth?
Dun Mao, of Fudan University in Shanghai, looks at the broader implications of the Chinese civil service’s magnet for talent
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“I welcome the creation of an organisation that understands that the consideration for future generations must be at the heart of policy making in any civilised society,” Professor Laurence Kotlikoff on IF