The education trap schools and the remaking of inequality in Boston

"For generations, Americans have looked to education as the solution to economic disadvantage. Yet, although more people are earning degrees, the gap between rich and poor is widening. Cristina Groeger delves into the history of this seeming contradiction, explaining how education came to be se...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Groeger, Cristina Viviana, 1986- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press 2021
Temas:
Economic development > Effect of education on > Massachusetts > Boston > History.
Labor supply > Effect of education on > Massachusetts > Boston > History.
Equality > Massachusetts > Boston > History.
Income distribution > Massachusetts > Boston > History.
Occupational training > Massachusetts > Boston > History.
Développement économique > Effets de l'éducation sur > Massachusetts > Boston > Histoire.
Marché du travail > Effets de l'éducation sur > Massachusetts > Boston > Histoire.
Revenu > Répartition > Massachusetts > Boston > Histoire.
EDUCATION > History.
Economic development > Effect of education on
Equality
Income distribution
Labor supply > Effect of education on
Occupational training
Massachusetts > Boston
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"For generations, Americans have looked to education as the solution to economic disadvantage. Yet, although more people are earning degrees, the gap between rich and poor is widening. Cristina Groeger delves into the history of this seeming contradiction, explaining how education came to be seen as a panacea even as it paved the way for deepening inequality."--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (370 pages) illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780674259157
0674259157
9780674259164
0674259165

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