Illusions of Opportunity

Download or read book Illusions of Opportunity written by Schwarz and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1998-08-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American dream depends upon the idea that every American who works hard can support a family and get ahead. This book presents a measure of ideal against reality, calculating how much opportunity is available relative to the number of households reliant on it. This measure reveals that nearly a quarter of American families cannot find adequate work despite economic growth. Joh Schwartz demonstrates that neither global competition nor governmental interference are the culprits and he shows that the American dream might become reality.