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Contents 1 Introduction and summary
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction and summary
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Nevertheless, public policy can and
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of growth came to an end. Middle-cl
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The main reason middle-class income
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The above analysis of incomes focus
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TABLE 1.2 Wealth across demographic
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FIGURE 1.6 The cost of education, h
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Policy response and recommendations
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Health care • Address cost shifti
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CHAPTER 2 Jobs and Wages By Michael
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One of the most striking aspects of
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In sum, these five factors leave ma
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ments to open production sites in l
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The deterioration of other regulato
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ate returned to its 2001 level. The
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This speaks to a larger challenge t
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Underinvestment produces chronic ro
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sidized jobs program that would hel
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Restore worker bargaining power We
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Rebuild labor standards and the bro
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Additional steps should also be tak
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Policymakers should work with stake
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At the same time, we can take actio
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52 Charles Whalen and Felix Reichli
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96 Julia Gordon, “Inequality, Opp
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prehensive immigration reform. Pass
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An Immigration Policy that Works fo
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CHAPTER 3 Early Childhood By Katie
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Due to these high costs, parents ar
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information available to parents. 2
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Policy recommendations Two new poli
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CHAPTER 4 Higher Education By Ben M
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FIGURE 4.1 Average tuition and requ
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FIGURE 4.3 Net price of public four
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