Social Mobility

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Social Mobility refers to the degree to which family background is not a predictor of the eventual economic accomplishment of the individual in any given society.

A recent study by the London School of Economics found that the USA and the UK have poor social mobility, compared to other developed nations.[1]

References

  1. http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/pressAndInformationOffice/newsAndEvents/archives/2005/LSE_SuttonTrust_report.htm