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The NEET concept, an acronym for "Not in Education, Employment or Training" is used as of 2010 within the European Union for describing a category of youths with ages between 16 and 24 years, who are not professionally employed, nor pursuing any educational or vocational training program. Also as of 2010, on the political agenda of the European Union were included in the discussion the issues related to this category regarding the labor market addressing this, diminishing unemployment, and finding solutions so that as many as possible NEET young Europeans might be effectively employed. Romania's goals must be updated with the purpose of integrating the situation of the young Romanian NEET, the gender perspective, and their needs of employment on the labor market in the future planning.In this context, the paper presents statistics and national strategic documents, ways of monitoring and analyzing the prevalence of labor market vulnerability, as well as the quantification of issues that are met and/or are created by the young NEETs, because labor market exclusion most often than not results in financial difficulties and their extended dependence on family, which might slow down the process of personal development.

The book NO STRAIGHT LINES: Local Leadership and the Path from Government to Governance in Small Cities is a scientific reference in the field of quality of life in small towns. The work is dedicated "purpose of this collection is to expose how these leadership initiatives have and continue to fortify -often unknowingly -the equality of quality of life in one small city, Kamloops, British Columbia‖. (p. 3)The volume authors have extensive experience in quality of life studies at the local level.The idea of leadership and learning is emphasized, according to which local initiatives need to be developed primarily by local actors who understand the context very well and can prioritize both the needs and the allocation of resources.The most visible forms of leadership are understood as being driven by the local "pro-growth coalition," a combination of developers, property owners, professionals, tradespeople, and businesses acting in concert with the local government to ensure the continuous expansion of the city. (p. 3) This collection expands on the concept of quality of life to encompass equality of quality of life, a new perspective comprised of less recognized but critical components that ensure the health and vitality of urban lifeparticularly in the small city, where the structures and capacities of local government are more circumscribed than in large urban centres (p. 4)