Maintaining Momentum: Extending social mobility and life chances from early years to adulthood
Article
The authors, who include leading international thinkers Jane Waldfogel and Gosta Esping-Andersen, address the following issues:
- Reducing child poverty and income inequality
- Creating universal child care on a par with the Scandinavian model
- How schools should build on the momentum created by early years interventions
- Tackling inactivity and promoting progression in the labour market.
This book provides essential reading for educationalists, students of social policy, and all those seeking to understand the choices facing today's policy makers.
"An excellent volume which helps analyse and explain current trends in social mobility, poverty, and incomes, both in Britain and in other countries. It provides a valuable synthesis of evidence on the effectiveness of recent policy interventions." - Stephen Aldridge, Strategy Unit
Related items
From bystander to builder: government guidance will be essential for industry to thrive
Global political attention remains fixed on Washington. US president Donald Trump’s tariffs (and the circling threat of new tariffs) are challenging the global economic order and throwing governments into chaos. Intensifying economic…Accountability matters: Securing the future of devolution
English local government faces major reshaping.Nuclear enrichment: Building a stable and effective nuclear workforce
The government has talked a good game on the future of nuclear generation.