Creating an opportunity society / Ron Haskins, Isabel Sawhill.

"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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Main Author: Haskins, Ron
Other Authors: Sawhill, Isabel V.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2009.
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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:1 online resource (xiii, 347 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815703938
0815703937
9786612403620
6612403624
1282403621
9781282403628
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.