Haskins, Ron.

Creating an opportunity society / Ron Haskins, Isabel Sawhill. - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2009. - xiii, 347 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-335) and index.

"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.

9780815703228 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0815703228

2009026627


Social mobility--United States.
Social classes--Economic aspects--United States.
Social Movilidad--Estados Unidos.
Las Clases Sociales--Aspectos Económicos--Estados Unidos.


United States--Economic policy--21st century.
United States--Social policy--21st century.

HN 90.65 / H351c 2009

305.513