The Great Society and Its Legacy

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ISBN: 9780822305897 | 0822305895
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 6/1/1986

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A uniquely balanced look at the Great Society and its aftermath, this work describes and evaluates America's key social policy initiatives from Presidents Johnson to Reagan.

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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Background
Themes and Premises
The Great Society in 1984: Relic or Reality?
Is New Federalism the Wave of the Future?
The Macroeconomic Context
The Evolution of Economic Policy
Tax Reform from 1964 to 1984—A Brief Retrospective
Problems, Policies, Programs, and Evaluation
The Discovery of Poverty
Poverty in the United States
War on Poverty: Assumptions, History, and Results
The Programmatic Legacy
Did the Great Society and Subsequent Initiatives Work?
Creating Jobs for Americans: From MDTA to Industrial Policy
Six Welfare Questions Still Searching for Answers
Random Reflections on the Great Society's Politics and Health Care Programs After Twenty Years
Restructuring the Urban Environment
Revitalizing the Cities: From Great Expectations to a New Realism
Downtown Shopping Malls and the New Public-Private Strategy
Use and Misuse of Information
Observations on the Role of the Media in Covering the War on Poverty
The Role of the Media in Shaping Public Policy: The Myth of Power and the Power of Myth
Social Science and the Great Society
The Impact on the Structure of Governance
Fiscal Federalism in the 1980s: Dismantling or Rationalizing the Great Society
The Nature and Systemic Impact of "Creative Federalism"
The Great Society and the Growth of "Juridicial Federalism"—Protecting Civil Rights and Welfare
Conclusion—Great Society, Past, Present, and Possible Future
Notes
Index
Contributors
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The Great Society and Its Legacy

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