Child Poverty and Inequality: Securing a Better Future for America's Children
- ISBN-10
- 0195305442
- ISBN-13
- 9780195305449
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 210
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Duncan Lindsey
Description
Duncan Lindsey shows in this volume that it is possible to provide true opportunity to all children, insuring them against a lifetime of inequality. When we do, the walls dividing the United States by race, ethnicity, and wealth will begin to crumble.
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- 2008-09-12
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