Introduction: The American dream, then and now

Whither Opportunity?: Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children's Life Chances

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3-23

  Duncan, Greg J ^a,b   Murnane, Richard J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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