Creating an Opportunity Society /

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"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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Haskins, Ron
Autres auteurs: Sawhill, Isabel V.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2009.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Social policy.
Social mobility.
Social classes > Economic aspects.
Economic policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
Classes sociales > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Mobilite sociale > États-Unis.
Social classes > Economic aspects > United States.
Social mobility > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique sociale > 21e siecle.
États-Unis > Politique economique > 21e siecle.
United States > Social policy > 21st century.
United States > Economic policy > 21st century.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.

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