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Much political debate in the 1990s has revolved around the War on Poverty launched in the 1960s. Liberals argue that the war is over, and the poor lost; conservatives feel the war should never have been waged in the first place. Michael Gillette has interviewed many of the participants in the War on Poverty to form a portrait of the hectic days when the anti-poverty programs began, from the perspectives of the bureaucrats, political appointees, and activists who shaped the initiatives. Launching the War on Poverty details the origins and passage of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as well as the resistance to the program and criticism from local political forces and social groups. Gillette effectively recreates the atmosphere of the turbulent days surrounding the implementation of this controversial social reform.-- Examination of the beginnings of the War on Poverty agencies when recent political debate has focused on dismantling them.-- Analyses of the different programs, from popular agencies like the Job Corps and Head Start, to programs like Community Action, which were the target of much criticism.-- A must-read during an election year.
Examines the economic underworld of migrant farm workers, the aged, minority groups, and other economically underprivileged groups.
Presents facts about poverty, covering its causes, policies to alleviate the problem, and its effects.
Over the past two decades, the percentage of the world’s population living on less than a dollar a day has been cut in half. How much of that improvement is because of—or in spite of—globalization? While anti-globalization activists mount loud critiques and the media report breathlessly on globalization’s perils and promises, economists have largely remained silent, in part because of an entrenched institutional divide between those who study poverty and those who study trade and finance. Globalization and Poverty bridges that gap, bringing together experts on both international trade and poverty to provide a detailed view of the effects of globalization on the poor in developing nations, answering such questions as: Do lower import tariffs improve the lives of the poor? Has increased financial integration led to more or less poverty? How have the poor fared during various currency crises? Does food aid hurt or help the poor? Poverty, the contributors show here, has been used as a popular and convenient catchphrase by parties on both sides of the globalization debate to further their respective arguments. Globalization and Poverty provides the more nuanced understanding necessary to move that debate beyond the slogans.
An ideal resource for students as well as general readers, this book comprehensively examines the Great Society era and identifies the effects of its legacy to the present day. With the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson inherited from the Kennedy administration many of the pieces of what became the War on Poverty. In stark contrast to today, Johnson was aided by a U.S. Congress that was among the most productive in the history of the United States. Despite the accomplishments of the Great Society programs, they failed to accomplish their ultimate goal of eradicating poverty. Consequently, some 50 years after the Great Society and the War on Poverty, many of the issues that Johnson's administration and Congress dealt with then are in front of legislators today, such as an increase in the minimum wage and the growing divide between the wealthy and the poor. This reference book provides a historical perspective on the issues of today by looking to the Great Society period; identifies how the War on Poverty continues to impact the United States, both positively and negatively; and examines how the Nixon and Reagan administrations served to dismantle Johnson's achievements. This single-volume work also presents primary documents that enable readers to examine key historical sources directly. Included among these documents are The Council of Economic Advisers Economic Report of 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1964; John F. Kennedy's Remarks Upon Signing the Economic Opportunity Act; The Negro Family: The Case for National Action (a.k.a. the Moynihan Report); and the Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (a.k.a. the Kerner Report).