The Promise of Greatness

Robert Taggart

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$39.00 • £31.95 • €35.00

ISBN 9780674714564

Publication Date: 01/01/1977

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320 pages

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SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology: General

Preface
Part One: The 1960s, The Great Society, and the Legacy
- 1. Perspectives and Retrospectives
- 2. Programs and Policies
Part Two: Social Welfare Efforts
- 3. Income Support
- 4. Health Care
- 5. Low-Income Housing
- 6. Compensatory Education
- 7. Manpower Programs
- 8. Civil Rights Action
- 9. Community Organization
Part Three: The Goals of a Compassionate Society
- 10. Aid to the Poor, “The True Test of Civilization”
- 11. Lifting the Black Man’s Burden
- 12. Managing the Economy and Sharing the Wealth
Part Four: To Promote the General Welfare
- 13. Fulfilling the Promise
Notes
List of Tables
List of Figures
Index

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