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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