Examines the factors that have led to the decline of the middle class and advocates for changes in education that will improve employment prospects, raise incom
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the publi
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This volume is designed first to provide a theoretical orientation and historical perspective on the rise of the middle classes in modern civilization, and seco