The Great Society and Its Legacy: Twenty Years of U.S. Social PolicyMarshall Kaplan, Peggy L. Cuciti Duke University Press, 1986 - 252 pages A uniquely balanced look at the Great Society and its aftermath, this work describes and evaluates America's key social policy initiatives from Presidents Johnson to Reagan. |
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Twenty Years of U.S. Social Policy Marshall Kaplan, Peggy L. Cuciti. 1 tion but a few ) all have made it possible to speak about the nature and incidence of poverty in America in more precise terms . I have relied heavily on these ...
Twenty Years of U.S. Social Policy Marshall Kaplan, Peggy L. Cuciti. 1 tion but a few ) all have made it possible to speak about the nature and incidence of poverty in America in more precise terms . I have relied heavily on these ...
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... before 1964 and that poverty numbers were moving downward during the quiescent Eisenhower years . Just as clearly , however , Murray's contribu8 9 tion as a statistical historian is effectively limited by Conclusion 219.
... before 1964 and that poverty numbers were moving downward during the quiescent Eisenhower years . Just as clearly , however , Murray's contribu8 9 tion as a statistical historian is effectively limited by Conclusion 219.
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... tion as a statistical historian is effectively limited by his unwillingness to link the behavior of the economy and demographic changes in the seventies to the failure to make progress in reducing poverty . Indeed , as Frank Levy has ...
... tion as a statistical historian is effectively limited by his unwillingness to link the behavior of the economy and demographic changes in the seventies to the failure to make progress in reducing poverty . Indeed , as Frank Levy has ...
Contents
Relic or Reality Robert Wood | 17 |
Is New Federalism the Wave of the Future? William Schambra | 24 |
The Macroeconomic Context | 32 |
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