American Promise

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.

Autorentext

Arthur I. Blaustein

Inhalt

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