Civil Society, Not Government, Fixes Poverty

There is a sense in our country that the American Dream is not what it used to be. Journalists routinely cite research claiming that there is now less opportunity and economic mobility in America than in many European countries. Some studies conclude that it is harder than ever for young Americans from poor households to move up into the middle class. And many Americans believe that a decline in economic mobility is in fact driving an increase in income inequality. These observations — and the conclusions drawn from them — will surely shape the debate over America's economic and social policy in the years ahead.

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