Creating an opportunity society / Ron Haskins, Isabel Sawhill.
2009
305.513 H351c 2009
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Title
Creating an opportunity society / Ron Haskins, Isabel Sawhill.
Author
ISBN
9780815703228 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815703228 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815703228 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009.
Language
English
Description
xiii, 347 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
305.513 H351c 2009
System Control No.
(OCoLC)368046263
(OCoLC)368046263
(OCoLC)368046263
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-335) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
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
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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