Author

Contributions

  • Sawhill, Isabel V. - Contributor

Publication

2009 - Brookings Institution Press, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

86,750 words, Guess

Page Count

347 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780815703228
  • ISBN-100815703228
  • Goodreads7026503
  • LibraryThing9114212
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009026627
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC305.5/13
  • LCCHN90.S65 H35 2009

Description

"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.

Subjects

Topics

Social mobility -- United StatesUnited States -- Social policy -- 21st centuryUnited States -- Economic policy -- 21st centurySocial classes -- Economic aspects -- United States

Other Editions

  • Creating an opportunity societyBrookings Institution Press2009

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