Great society : a new history

The Resource Great society : a new history
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Great society : a new history
Title remainder
a new history
Statement of responsibility
Amity Shlaes
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In the 1960s [and 1970s], Americans sought the same goals many seek now: an end to poverty, higher standards of living for the middle class, a better environment, and more access to health care and education. Then, too, we debated socialism and capitalism, public sector reform versus private sector advancement. Time and again, whether under John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, or Richard Nixon, the country chose the public sector. Yet the targets of our idealism proved elusive. What's more, Johnson's and Nixon's programs [may have] shackled millions of families in permanent government dependence. Ironically, Shlaes argues, the costs of entitlement commitments made a half century ago preclude the very reforms that Americans will need in coming decades"--
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Publisher's description
Cataloging source
FBR
Dewey number
973.92
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
no index present
LC call number
E169.12
LC item number
.S5135 2019b
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography

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