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Creating an opportunity society /

"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 disadvanta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haskins, Ron
Other Authors: Sawhill, Isabel V.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Social mobility > United States.
Social classes > Economic aspects > United States.
United States > Economic policy > 21st century.
United States > Social policy > 21st century.
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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.
Physical Description:xiii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-335) and index.
ISBN:9780815703228 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815703228 (pbk. : alk. paper)