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George Packer Quotes

The Princeton economist Alan Krueger has demonstrated that societies with higher levels of income inequality are societies with lower levels of social mobility.

George Packer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: August 13, 1960

Topics

Inequality Income Social Mobility

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Trust Me Easy Actor Anything Been