Social Policy

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From child care to inequality, welfare policy and equal rights, social policies determine the economic and social well-being of individuals and families. Brookings scholars explore how to design and implement social policies in order to reduce poverty, increase economic mobility and encourage responsibility and opportunity.

Inequality ›

Should Everyone Go To College?

May 8, 2013, Stephanie Owen and Isabel V. Sawhill
Economic Mobility ›

Subsidizing Higher Education May Not Be Paying Off

May 7, 2013, Isabel V. Sawhill and Ron Haskins
Civil Society ›

Why Global Education Financing Must Be Part of Europe's Financial Transaction Tax Revenues for Development

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May 1, 2013, Sarah O’Hagan and Rebecca Winthrop

Recent Activity

Refine by: U.S. Economic Performance | Children and Families | U.S. Poverty | Social Norms

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New Paradigms for Financial Regulation: Emerging Market Perspectives

2012, Masahiro Kawai and Eswar Prasad, eds.
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Rocky Times: New Perspectives on Financial Stability

2012, Yasuyuki Fuchita, Richard J. Herring and Robert E. Litan, eds.
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In the Name of Justice
Striving for the Rule of Law in China

2012, Weifang He (Author), John L. Thornton (Foreword) and Cheng Li
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The Pursuit of Happiness: An Economy of Well-Being, Paperback Edition

2012, Carol Graham
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Whatever Happened to the Washington Reporters, 1978-2012

2012, Stephen Hess
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Inequality in America
Facts, Trends and International Perspectives

2012, Uri Dadush, Kemal Derviş, Sarah Puritz Milsom and Bennett Stancil
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Investing in Children
Work, Education, and Social Policy in Two Rich Countries

2012, Jenny Chesters , Ron Haskins and Ariel Kalil, eds.
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No Slack
The Financial Lives of Low-Income Americans

2012, Michael Barr
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The Decline in Saving
A Threat to America's Prosperity?

2012, Barry P. Bosworth
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China Experiments
From Local Innovations to National Reform

2012, Ann Florini, Hairong Lai and Yeling Tan