America Unequal

by Sheldon H. Danziger and Peter Gottschalk

Book Overview

America Unequal demonstrates how powerful economic forces have diminished the prospects of millions of Americans and why a rising tide no longer lifts all boats. Changes in the economy, public policies, and family structure have contributed to slow growth in family incomes and rising economic inequality. Poverty remains high because of an erosion of employment opportunities for less-skilled workers, not because of an erosion of the work ethic; because...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674018109
• ISBN13: 9780674018105
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"