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Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?

(Alvin Hansen Symposium Series on Public Policy) 

Written by James J. Heckman, Alan B. Krueger

From Amazon.com: 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 this important problem.

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