02814nam 2200613Ia 450 991080736010332120230207230648.097866124036200-8157-0393-71-282-40362-1(CKB)1000000000817532(EBL)472705(OCoLC)489250588(SSID)ssj0000336300(PQKBManifestationID)11260783(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336300(PQKBWorkID)10282862(PQKB)10583607(MiAaPQ)EBC472705(MdBmJHUP)muse35222(Au-PeEL)EBL472705(CaPaEBR)ebr10338466(CaONFJC)MIL240362(EXLCZ)99100000000081753220090709d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCreating an opportunity society[electronic resource] /Ron Haskins and Isabel SawhillWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20091 online resource (367 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-0322-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; 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; Appendix A: Grants, Loans, and Tax Provisions for Postsecondary Students; Appendix B: The Bush Marriage Initiative; Notes; Index; Back Cover"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.Social mobilityUnited StatesSocial classesEconomic aspectsUnited StatesUnited StatesEconomic policy21st centuryUnited StatesSocial policy21st centurySocial mobilitySocial classesEconomic aspects305.5/13Haskins Ron1603902Sawhill Isabel V302114MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807360103321Creating an opportunity society3977633UNINA