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LEADER: 01681nam a22003018a 4500
001 2009026627
003 DLC
005 20090710132844.0
008 090709s2009 dcu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009026627
020 $a9780815703228 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aHN90.S65$bH35 2009
082 00 $a305.5/13$222
100 1 $aHaskins, Ron.
245 10 $aCreating an opportunity society /$cRon Haskins and Isabel Sawhill.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bBrookings Institution Press,$cc2009.
263 $a0908
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aOur 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.
520 $a"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.
650 0 $aSocial mobility$zUnited States.
650 0 $aSocial classes$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic policy$y21st century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xSocial policy$y21st century.
700 1 $aSawhill, Isabel V.