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Getting Ahead: Economic and Social Mobility in America

Isabel V. Sawhill

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Adapted in part from the Opportunity in America series of policy briefs, this volume focuses on social and economic mobility in the United States. Class or family background has a strong effect on individual success, the authors find. They examine the possible reasons for this relationship; how it has changed over the past century; and the role of the economy, the welfare system, and education in opening up opportunities for the less fortunate.

Language: English

Pages: 100

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Release: March 01, 1998

ISBN: 0877666741

ISBN 13: 9780877666745

Getting Ahead: Economic and Social Mobility in America

Isabel V. Sawhill

0/5 ( ratings)

Adapted in part from the Opportunity in America series of policy briefs, this volume focuses on social and economic mobility in the United States. Class or family background has a strong effect on individual success, the authors find. They examine the possible reasons for this relationship; how it has changed over the past century; and the role of the economy, the welfare system, and education in opening up opportunities for the less fortunate.

Language: English

Pages: 100

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Release: March 01, 1998

ISBN: 0877666741

ISBN 13: 9780877666745

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