Legacies of the War on PovertyÂ

Name: Legacies of the War on PovertyÂ
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ISBN: 9780871540072

ISBN-10: 087154007X

ISBN-13: 9780871540072

Edition: 2013

Authors: Martha J. Bailey, Sheldon Danziger

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Many believe that the War on Poverty, launched by President Johnson in 1964, ended in failure. In 2010, the official poverty rate was 15 percent, almost as high as when the War on Poverty was declared. Historical and contemporary accounts often portray the War on Poverty as a costly experiment that created doubts about the ability of public policies to address complex social problems.Legacies of the War on Poverty, drawing from fifty years of empirical evidence, documents that this popular view is too negative. The volume offers a balanced assessment of the War on Poverty that highlights some remarkable policy successes and promises to shift the national conversation on poverty in America.…

Book details

List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Publication date: 7/31/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 324
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Sheldon Danziger is Professor of Social Work and Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.