Comparing Welfare Regime Changes: Living Standards and the Unequal Life Chances of Different Birth Cohorts

摘要: This article focuses on generational sustainability in welfare states and aims to analyse the long-term consequences that reforms1 carried out by these have different cohorts. It is shown context of conjuncture fluctuation, from “economic miracle” (1945–1975) slowdown economic growth (1975 until today),2 a gap appeared between those who were exposed high rate youth unemployment its resulting not, i.e. generations born before 1955 (the early baby boomers) after 1955. would often be denied politicians public debate. These points view imply dynamics could major for stability our states. Furthermore, what we observed France emergence strong inter-cohort inequalities at expense young adults not seen America. In America, same stressors (economic increasing competition) resulted less visible inter-cohort, but more obvious intra-cohort inequality.