| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 347 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Our vision -- Public values and attitudes -- The changing fortunes of the rich, the poor, and the middle class -- Opportunity in the United States -- Why family background matters -- Perspectives on poverty -- Middle-class complaints -- Expanding educational opportunity -- Supporting and encouraging work -- Strengthening families -- Paying the bills -- Appendixes -- A. Grants, loans, and tax provisions for postsecondary students -- B. The Bush marriage initiative |
| Summary |
"Presents facts and factors that contribute to economic opportunity, looking at how poor, middle class, and rich have fared in recent decades. Proposes a cost-effective agenda for increasing opportunity, consistent with American values, and focuses on improving lives of the young and disadvantaged, emphasizing individual responsibility as indispensable for success"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Social mobility -- United States
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Social classes -- Economic aspects -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Classes.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions.
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Economic policy
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Social classes -- Economic aspects
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Social mobility
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Social policy
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Economic policy -- 21st century
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United States -- Social policy -- 21st century
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sawhill, Isabel V.
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| LC no. |
2009026627 |
| ISBN |
9780815703938 |
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0815703937 |
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9786612403620 |
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6612403624 |
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1282403621 |
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9781282403628 |
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