| Description |
viii, 252 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-245) and index. |
| Contents |
Great society 1984 : relic or reality / Robert Wood -- Is new federalism the wave of the future? / William Schambra -- Evolution of economic policy / Barry Bosworth -- Tax reform from 1964-1984 - a brief retrospect / Joseph Pechman -- Poverty in the United States / Paul Ylvisaker -- War on poverty : assumptions, history, and results / Bernard Gifford -- Did the great society and subsequent initiatives work? / Sar Levitan & Clifford Johnson -- Creating jobs for Americans : from MDTA to industrial policy / Peter Edelman -- Six welfare questions still searching for answers / Henry Aaron -- Random reflections on the great society's politics and health care programs after twenty years / Wilbur Cohen -- Revitalizing the cities : from great expectations to a new realism / Marshall Kaplan -- Downtown shopping malls and the new public-private strategy / Bernard Frieden & Lynn Sagalyn -- Observations on the role of the media in covering the war on poverty / Ian Menzies -- Role of the media in shaping public policy : the myth of power and the power of myth / Charles Green -- Social science and the great society / Richard Nathan -- Fiscal federalism in the 1980s : dismantling or rationalizing the great society / Robert Reischauer -- Nature and systemic impact of "creative federalism" / David Walker -- Great society and the growth of "juridical federalism" - protecting civil rights and welfare / David Rosenbloom -- Conclusion - Great society, past, and possible future. |
| Subject |
United States -- Social policy.
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United States. |
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Social policy. |
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980.
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1960-1980 |
| Subject |
United States -- Economic policy.
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Economic policy. |
| Added Author |
Kaplan, Marshall.
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Cuciti, Peggy L.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Great society and its legacy. Durham : Duke University Press, 1986 (OCoLC)646923015 |
| ISBN |
0822305895 alkaline paper $42.50 |
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9780822305897 alkaline paper |
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0822307383 paperback $17.95 |
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9780822307389 paperback |
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