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The Appalachian Regional Commission : twenty-five years of government policy /

The images of poverty in Appalachia that John F. Kennedy used in his campaign for the presidency in 1960 shocked and disturbed many Americans. Five years later, President Lyndon Johnson and the U.S. Congress demonstrated their commitment to that neglected and exploited region with the creation of th...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bradshaw, Michael J. (Michael John), 1935-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1992.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps, Charts, and Tables; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Appalachia: Planning and Public Policy; 2. Origins of the Problems of Appalachia; 3. The Origins of the ARC: Mid-1950's to 1965; 4. The Early Development of the ARC, 1965-75; 5. The Maturity of the ARC, 1975-80; 6. The Reagan Years, 1981-89; 7. A Political Approach to Regional Development; 8. The Wider Significance of the ARC; Bibliography; Index