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Economics, Bureaucracy, and Race
Judith Russell
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Description for Economics, Bureaucracy, and Race
Paperback. 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. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 499.
In this hard-hitting analysis of the war on poverty, Judith Russell 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. Focusing on the genesis of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the core of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson's antipoverty crusade, Russell asserts that the war on poverty could have been an inclusive policy of government-sponsored jobs programs, but it failed to confront the deep-rooted problems endemic to American poverty. While the macroeconomic strategies devised by the Keynesian Council of ... Read more
In this hard-hitting analysis of the war on poverty, Judith Russell 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. Focusing on the genesis of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the core of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson's antipoverty crusade, Russell asserts that the war on poverty could have been an inclusive policy of government-sponsored jobs programs, but it failed to confront the deep-rooted problems endemic to American poverty. While the macroeconomic strategies devised by the Keynesian Council of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231112536
SKU
V9780231112536
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About Judith Russell
Judith Russell received her Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University. Until 1999 she was assistant professor of political science at Barnard College. After serving as vice president for research and policy at the New York City Partnership, she has returned to teaching political science at Columbia University.
Reviews for Economics, Bureaucracy, and Race
Russell's trenchant analysis is a refreshing antidote to the easy armchair analyses of nay sayers.
L. Randall Wray Journal of Economic Issues Russell's analysis is a compelling one... she throws a penetrating light on a moment in the post-war history of the United States when... There was a real failure to try the possibilities of things. Labor History
L. Randall Wray Journal of Economic Issues Russell's analysis is a compelling one... she throws a penetrating light on a moment in the post-war history of the United States when... There was a real failure to try the possibilities of things. Labor History