Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?

by James J. Heckman and Alan B. Krueger

Book Overview

The surge of inequality in income and wealth in the United States over the past twenty-five years has reversed the steady progress toward greater equality that had been underway throughout most of the twentieth century. This economic development has defied historical patterns and surprised many economists, producing vigorous debate. Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies? examines the ways in which human capital policies can address...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262083280
• ISBN13: 9780262083287
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher