The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility
How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does this influence our children? More than we wish to believe. While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality, The Son Also Rises proves that movement on the social ladder has changed little over eight centuries. Using a novel technique--tracking family names over generations to measure social mobility across countries and periods--renowned economic historian Gregory Clark reveals that mobility rates are lower than conventionally estimated, do not vary across societies, and are resistant to social policie…
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Weitere Autoren: Cummins, Neil (Solist) / Hao, Yu (Solist)
- ISBN: 978-0-691-16254-6
- EAN: 9780691162546
- Produktnummer: 15520473
- Verlag: Princeton Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 364 S.
- Masse: H24.1 cm x B16.1 cm x D3.5 cm 667 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 49
- Gewicht: 667
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Gregory Clark is professor of economics at the University of California, Davis.
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