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Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980, 10th Anniversary Edition (Paperback)

by Charles Murray (Author) "OUR TOPIC is the poor and the discriminated-against as they have been affected by "social policy..." (more)
Key Phrases: latent poverty, unintended reward, hardcore unemployed, United States, Food Stamps, Great Society (more...)
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Murray, coauthor of The Bell Curve, argued that the social programs of the '60s and the '70s worsened the plight of the poor and minorities. This 10th anniversary issue includes a new introduction by the author.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description
This classic book serves as a starting point for any serious discussion of welfare reform. Losing Ground argues that the ambitious social programs of the1960s and 1970s actually made matters worse for its supposed beneficiaries, the poor and minorities. Charles Murray startled readers by recommending that we abolish welfare reform, but his position launched a debate culminating in President Clinton’s proposal “to end welfare as we know it.”


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Product Details
  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Basic Books; 10 Anv edition (January 1, 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0465042333
  • ISBN-13: 978-0465042333
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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