The American promise : equal justice and economic opportunity

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The American promise : equal justice and economic opportunity

edited by Arthur I. Blaustein

Transaction Books, c1982

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National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity : final report

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2nd printing. Originally published: Washington, D.C. : National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity, 1981

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Description

This forcefully argued and carefully documented report by the National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity criticizes the Reagan Economic Recovery Program on the basis that it separates economic theory from social policy, pursuing the former at the expense of the latter, which hurts the poor and could lead to social chaos. This controversial volume also argues that the current policy proposals for the 1980s ignore national standards of responsi-bility and accountability. The report focuses on five aspects of American social, economic, and po-litical life: unemployment and inflation; federal antipoverty programs and policies; the changing face of poverty and the myths that affect the poor; the role of voluntary associations and the shared moral values of our society; the particular problems of family, child care, and welfare for women in poverty.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Women in Poverty
  • Poverty in America: Myths and Realities 1981 80
  • Inflation and the Poor 140 (Revision of 1980 Chapter)
  • The Human Cost of Unemployment 1981 149
  • The Community Services Administration
  • Legal Services
  • American Values, Citizenship and the Political Economy: 217 Prospect for the 80's

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