Foreword / Gunther Schmid -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Social policy and transitional labour markets -- 3. Transitions in life and work in Australia -- 4. Managing risk in work and family life -- 5. Managing time across the life course -- 6. Investing in people: Building Australia's skills -- 7. Labour market regulation and transitions -- 8. Responding to lives at risk
Summary
Explains why so many Australians feel a greater sense of risk, and discusses new directions in social policy to anticipate and help people address risk
