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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 disadvantaged, emphasizing individual responsibility as indispensable for success"--Provided by publisher.
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2009, Brookings Institution Press
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2009, Brookings Institution Press
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Table of Contents
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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