Birth and Fortune
| Author | : Richard A. Easterlin |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 1987-04-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226180328 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226180328 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (328 Downloads) |
Download or read book Birth and Fortune written by Richard A. Easterlin and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1987-04-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this influential work, Richard A. Easterlin shows how the size of a generation—the number of persons born in a particular year—directly and indirectly affects the personal welfare of its members, the make-up and breakdown of the family, and the general well being of the economy. "[Easterlin] has made clear, I think unambiguously, that the baby-boom generation is economically underprivileged merely because of its size. And in showing this, he demonstrates that population size can be as restrictive as a factor as sex, race, or class on equality of opportunity in the U.S."—Jeffrey Madrick, Business Week
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