Economic Empowerment
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The Stakeholder Society outlines a bold proposal aimed at promoting equal opportunity and individual responsibility. Ackerman argues that providing an $80,000 grant for every qualifying young adult will make all citizens stakeholders and the society more democratic, productive and free.
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When Dreams Came True reviews the incredible success of the GI Bill, probably the most successful government program since the Homestead Act. This refreshing look provides a model of government activism that promotes optimism, sacrifice, hard work and achievement.
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The School-To-Work Revolution describes how educators and employers are collaborating to prepare young people for jobs in a knowledge-based economy. It is done by tying schools more closely to the realities and demands of the modern workplace.
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The Mutual Gains Enterprise aggressively calls for a new era in the workplace, gathering innovative ideas from enlightened businesses and state governments. The authors do a good job of showing how government, management and labor can achieve sustainable competitive advantage together.
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Assets and the Poor persuasively argues that the road to self-sufficiency is in building wealth. Sherraden proposes "individual development accounts," savings accounts with tax preferences and seed money, to be used for buying a home, starting a business or getting an education.
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