The war on poverty : a new grassroots history, 1964-1980

The war on poverty : a new grassroots history, 1964-1980 / edited by Annelise Orleck and Lisa Gayle Hazirjian.

"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 Poverty for corruption and the creation of "poverty pimps," and even liberals carefully distance themselves from it. Examin...

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Other Authors: Orleck, Annelise (Editor), Hazirjian, Lisa Gayle, 1968- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Poverty > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Economic assistance, Domestic > United States > History > 20th century.
Poor > Political activity > United States > History > 20th century.
Community development > United States > History > 20th century.
Public welfare > United States > History > 20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Community development
Economic assistance, Domestic
Poor > Political activity
Poverty > Government policy
Public welfare
United States
History
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