TY - BOOK AU - Haskins,Ron AU - Sawhill,Isabel V. TI - Creating an opportunity society SN - 9780815703228 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - HN 90.65 H351c 2009 U1 - 305.513 PY - 2009/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Brookings Institution Press KW - Social mobility KW - United States KW - Social classes KW - Economic aspects KW - Social Movilidad KW - Estados Unidos KW - Las Clases Sociales KW - Aspectos Económicos KW - Economic policy KW - 21st century KW - Social policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-335) and index N2 - "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 ER -