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.
- ISBN10 0877666741
- ISBN13 9780877666745
- Publish Date 1 May 1998
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
- Format Paperback
- Pages 100
- Language English