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Getting Ahead
Mcmurrer, Daniel P.; Sawhill, Isabel V.
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Description for Getting Ahead
Paperback. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
Series
Urban Institute Press
Number of Pages
100
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780877666745
SKU
V9780877666745
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Ref
99-15
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