The causes of this breathtaking increase in inequality during the past three to four decades are much debated — globalization, technological change a… - Robert D. Putnam

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The causes of this breathtaking increase in inequality during the past three to four decades are much debated — globalization, technological change and the consequent increase in “returns to education,” de-unionization, superstar compensation, changing social norms, and post-Reagan public policy — though the basic shift toward inequality occurred under both Republican and Democratic administrations.

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Without succumbing to political nightmares, we might ponder whether the bleak, socially estranged future facing poor kids in America today could have unanticipated political consequences tomorrow. So quite apart from the danger that the opportunity gap poses to American prosperity, it also undermines our democracy and perhaps even our political stability.

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