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economic mobility

Noun

Meaning

economic mobility (countable and uncountable, plural economic mobilities)

(sociology) The ability of an individual or family to improve their income, and social status, in an individual lifetime or between generations.

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India's rigid social structure limits intergenerational economic mobility and fosters acceptance of vast wealth disparities. Steven Rattner

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