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In this concluding chapter, we return to the heretical question posed at the start of the book, “what if more schooling leads to a more precarious future for young people?,” and suggest that, indeed, more schooling is not necessarily better, particularly in a policy context driven by neoliberal imperatives, where the youth labor market has collapsed, where future labor markets remain unclear, and where choice in real terms for many is just not available.
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Reid, C., Watson, K. (2016). Conclusion. In: Compulsory Schooling in Australia. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137518132_8
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