Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success

by Herbert Gintis, Melissa Osborne Groves, Samuel Bowles

Book Overview

Is the United States "the land of equal opportunity" or is the playing field tilted in favor of those whose parents are wealthy, well educated, and white? If family background is important in getting... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691119309
• ISBN13: 9780691119304
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"