LEADER 02814nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910807360103321 005 20230207230648.0 010 $a9786612403620 010 $a0-8157-0393-7 010 $a1-282-40362-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000817532 035 $a(EBL)472705 035 $a(OCoLC)489250588 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000336300 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11260783 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336300 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10282862 035 $a(PQKB)10583607 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC472705 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35222 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL472705 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10338466 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL240362 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000817532 100 $a20090709d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCreating an opportunity society$b[electronic resource] /$fRon Haskins and Isabel Sawhill 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (367 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-0322-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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 330 $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. 606 $aSocial mobility$zUnited States 606 $aSocial classes$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic policy$y21st century 607 $aUnited States$xSocial policy$y21st century 615 0$aSocial mobility 615 0$aSocial classes$xEconomic aspects 676 $a305.5/13 700 $aHaskins$b Ron$01603902 701 $aSawhill$b Isabel V$0302114 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807360103321 996 $aCreating an opportunity society$93977633 997 $aUNINA