The Appalachian Regional Commission : Twenty-Five Years of Government Policy /

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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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Main Author: Bradshaw, Michael J. (Michael John), 1935-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1992.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
USA > Appalachian Regional Commission
Appalachian Regional Commission.
Geschichte (1965-1992)
Regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Geschichte
Economic history.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
Appalachen
Appalachian Region.
Appalachian Region > Economic conditions.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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