Levitan, Sar A

The promise of greatness / by Sar A. Levitan and Robert Taggart. - Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1976. - ix, 316 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes index

Notes: pp. 295-308

Cont.: The 1960s, the great society, and the legacy. Perspectives and retrospectives -- Programs and policies. Social welfare efforts. Income support -- Health care -- Low-income housing -- Compensatory education -- Manpower programs -- Civil rights action -- Community organization. The goals of a compassionate society. Aid to the poor, "the true test of civilization" -- Lifting the black man's burden -- Managing the economy and sharing the wealth. To promote the general welfare. Fulfilling the promise.

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