The Appalachian regional commission : twenty-five years of government policy / Michael Bradshaw ; with a foreword by John D. Rockefeller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradshaw, Michael, author.

Rockefeller, John D., author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Appalachian Region--Economic conditions.

Appalachian Region.

Appalachian Regional Commission.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The images of poverty in Appalachia that John F. Kennedy used in his campaign for the presidency in 1960 shocked and disturbed many Americans. Five years later, President Lyndon Johnson and the U.S. Congress demonstrated their commitment to that neglected and exploited region with the creation of the Appalachian Regional Commission. In this insightful book, Michael Bradshaw explores the ARC's unique federal-state partnership and analyses in detail the contributions of the local development districts.But this work is more than an analysis of a government agency; it is, as Bradshaw notes,

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps, Charts, and Tables; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Appalachia: Planning and Public Policy; 2. Origins of the Problems of Appalachia; 3. The Origins of the ARC: Mid-1950's to 1965; 4. The Early Development of the ARC, 1965-75; 5. The Maturity of the ARC, 1975-80; 6. The Reagan Years, 1981-89; 7. A Political Approach to Regional Development; 8. The Wider Significance of the ARC; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 27, 2015).

ISBN:

9780813185873

0813185874

9780813162218

0813162211

OCLC:

647614929