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Why America Lost the War on Poverty--And How to Win It
Language: en
Pages: 360
Authors: Frank Stricker
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-02-01 - Publisher: UNC Press Books

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In a provocative assessment of American poverty and policy from 1950 to the present, Frank Stricker examines an era that has seen serious discussion about the c
The War on Poverty
Language: en
Pages: 516
Authors: Annelise Orleck
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-11-01 - Publisher: University of Georgia Press

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Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty has long been portrayed as the most potent symbol of all that is wrong with big government. Conservatives deride the War on Pove
Winning the War on Poverty
Language: en
Pages: 176
Authors: Brian L. Fife
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-04-12 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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Applying lessons from history to the reality of poverty today in the United States—the most affluent country in the world—this book analyzes contributing fa
Legacies of the War on Poverty
Language: en
Pages: 322
Authors: Martha J. Bailey
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-07-31 - Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation

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Many believe that the War on Poverty, launched by President Johnson in 1964, ended in failure. In 2010, the official poverty rate was 15 percent, almost as high
A People's War on Poverty
Language: en
Pages: 264
Authors: Wesley G. Phelps
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014 - Publisher: University of Georgia Press

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Phelps investigates the on-the-ground implementation of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty during the 1960s and 1970s and argues that the fluid interacti