The Presidents and the Poor : America Battles Poverty, 1964-2017 /

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"Ever since Lyndon Johnson launched his "War on Poverty," each presidential administration has engaged in a unique effort to help impoverished Americans. Though every president inherited the remnants of his predecessors' policies, each sought to make his own mark and secure his o...

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Main Author: McAndrews, Lawrence J. (Lawrence John) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Poverty > Government policy.
Poverty.
Poor.
Politics and government.
Pauvrete > États-Unis > Histoire.
Pauvrete > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Poor > United States > History.
Poverty > United States > History.
Poverty > Government policy > United States > History.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siecle.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siecle.
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The limited war : Lyndon Johnson, 1964-1969
  • The grand design : Richard Nixon, 1969-1974
  • No time to heal : Gerald Ford, 1974-1977
  • Social engineering : Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981
  • The revolution that wasn't : Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989
  • The good society : George H.W. Bush, 1989-1993
  • Going to China : Bill Clinton, 1993-2001
  • Losing faith : George W. Bush, 2001-2009
  • The elasticity of hope : Barack Obama, 2009-2017
  • Conclusion.

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