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In this chapter, I provide insights into the ways instructors can use federal government resources to investigate economic inequality and capitalism in contemporary America. I provide a method for finding sources and mention specifically those data sets useful for understanding immigration, income, poverty, work, unemployment, jobs, higher education, debt levels, and health care. At the end, I suggest ways for instructors and students to access qualitative information as well as quantitative data.
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Kersten, A.E. (2018). Teaching Economic Inequality and Capitalism in Contemporary America Using Resources from the Federal Government. In: Haltinner, K., Hormel, L. (eds) Teaching Economic Inequality and Capitalism in Contemporary America. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71141-6_13
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