Changing Poverty, Changing Policies (Institute for Research on Poverty Series on Poverty and Public Policy)
by Maria Cancian
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages440 pages
ISBN
9780871543103
Published
2009
Description
Poverty declined significantly in the decade after Lyndon Johnson's 1964 declaration of "War on Poverty." Dramatically increased federal funding for education and training programs, social security benefits, other income...Poverty declined significantly in the decade after Lyndon Johnson's 1964 declaration of "War on Poverty." Dramatically increased federal funding for education and training programs, social security benefits, other income support programs, and a growing economy reduced poverty and raised expectations that income poverty could be eliminated within a generation.
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