Economics, bureaucracy, and race : how Keynesians misguided the war on poverty / Judith Russell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Russell, Judith, 1946-

Series:

Power, conflict, and democracy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Government policy--United States--History--20th century.

Poverty.

Economic assistance, Domestic--United States--History--20th century.

Economic assistance, Domestic.

Manpower policy--United States--History--20th century.

Manpower policy.

Racism--Economic aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Racism.

Racism--Economic aspects.

History.

Poverty--Government policy.

United States--Economic policy--1961-1971.

United States.

Economic policy.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

x, 244 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

How Keynesians misguided the war on poverty

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2004]

Summary:

Focusing on the genesis of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, this hard-hitting analysis of the war on poverty charges that since FDR's New Deal, the U.S. government has introduced many public policies attempting to address poverty, yet it has failed to produce coherent programs to combat it.

Contents:

1. Introduction: The Other War on Poverty

the Battle for Jobs 1

2. Economic Ideas and the War on Poverty 17

3. Change and Incapacity in the Department of Labor 40

4. Social Forces, Civil Rights, and the Struggle for Jobs 63

5. Governmental Will: The Limits of Noblesse Oblige 102

6. Ideas and Government Policy Making 141

Appendix Joblessness, Poverty, and Public Policy in the United States 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-225) and index.

ISBN:

0231112521

023111253X

OCLC:

52197612