The American dream depends upon the idea that every American who works hard can support a family and get ahead. This book presents a measure of ideal against reality, calculating how much opportunity is available relative to the number of households reliant on it. This measure reveals that nearly a quarter of American families cannot find adequate work despite economic growth. Joh Schwartz demonstrates that neither global competition nor governmental interference are the culprits and he shows that the American dream might become reality.
- ISBN10 0393973913
- ISBN13 9780393973914
- Publish Date 16 December 1998
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 4 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English