{"product_id":"the-fifth-freedom-9780815739630","title":"The Fifth Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca id=\"_dx_frag_StartFragment\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eThe status quo doesn't work for millions of Americans, and the consequences of millions of failures are expensive for everyone else. There has to be a better, fairer, and more cost-effective way of helping people achieve success. That is what this book is all about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe United States now spends trillions of dollars on chronic disease, incarceration, educational failures, and lost productivityamong the many problems of the current system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, this book argues for better, more targeted spending that could guarantee an opportunity-rich childhood for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe guardrails of the title are the aspects of a well-functioning neighborhood that help children become thriving adults: good schools, well-funded libraries, safe streets and public spaces, quality health care, churches and other spiritual homes, and transportation and other public services.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAirbags are timely interventions at the individual level that help avert lasting da\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038503600471,"sku":"9780815739630","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780815739630.jpg?v=1750940487","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-fifth-freedom-9780815739630","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}