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Immigrants and boomers : forging a new social contract for the future of America / Dowell Myers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Myers, Dowell, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Age distribution (Demography)--Economic aspects.
- Age distribution (Demography).
- Population.
- Demographic transition--Economic aspects.
- Demographic transition.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.
- United States.
- Emigration and immigration.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.
- Social aspects.
- Immigrants--Government policy--United States.
- Immigrants.
- Immigrants--Government policy.
- Demographic transition--Economic aspects--United States.
- United States--Population--Economic aspects.
- Age distribution (Demography)--Economic aspects--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 362 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- [Reprint with Afterword].
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2008]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- About the author
- Preface and acknowledgments
- ch. 1. Introduction
- pt. 1. Immigration and the great transition
- ch. 2. Knowing and making the future
- ch .3. Demographic transition in California and the United States
- ch. 4. A dismal future? : the outlook in the early transition period
- ch. 5. California turnaround : a renewed basis for optimism
- ch. 6. Immigrant upward mobility : support for a more hopeful future
- pt. 2. Self-interest and governance
- ch. 7. The political lag during the demographic transition
- ch. 8. An evolving social contract with many strands
- ch. 9. Rediscovering the intergenerational social contract for the twenty-first century
- pt. 3. Mutual self-interest for a hopeful future
- ch. 10. Growing the new skilled workforce and middle-class taxpayer base
- ch .11. Sharing the American dream : the linked interests of older home sellers and younger home buyers
- pt. 4. A shared destiny and a new social contract
- ch. 12. Conclusion : steps toward building a more hopeful future
- Afterword
- Appendix A : Supplementary analysis of the economic turnaround
- Appendix B : Supplementary analysis of voter's opinions
- Notes
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-348) and index.
- "With a new afterword by the author"--Cover.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781610444187
- 1610444183
- Publisher Number:
- 99976954606
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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