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Saving Horatio Alger : Equality, Opportunity, and the American Dream.

Americans celebrate the Horatio Alger ideal, that all individuals can succeed by their own efforts in a level playing field, yet social mobility rates in America are now lower than those in Europe, risking America becoming an ossified, class-based society. Richard Reeves argues in this Brookings Ess...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reeves, Richard V.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Brookings Institution Press, 2014.
Colección:Brookings Essay.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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