Creating an Opportunity Society

by Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill

Book Overview

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Americans believe economic opportunity is as fundamental a right as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. More concerned about a level playing field for all, they worry less about the growing income and wealth disparity in our country. Creating an Opportunity Society examines economic opportunity in the United States and explores how to create more of it, particularly for those on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815703228
• ISBN13: 9780815703228
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 7.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"