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Mark Maclay examines the part the Republican Party played in shaping and eventually curtailing President Johnson's War on Poverty. He shows how Republican politicians and presidents consistently influenced how the 'war' was fought, before President Reagan symbolically ended the effort with his social welfare cuts in 1981.

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"In this sprightly and vigorous book, the 'War on Poverty' emerges as a productive battleground for the Republican Party, during its long road back from the Goldwater debacle of 1964." -Gareth Davies, Institute of the Americas, University College London

The Republican Party and the War on Poverty 1964

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      Publisher Edinburgh University Press
      Published 7 February 2023
      ISBN-13 9781474475532
      978-1474475532
      ISBN-10 1474475531
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      Poverty and precarity Welfare and benefit systems

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Mark Maclay examines the part the Republican Party played in shaping and eventually curtailing President Johnson's War on Poverty. He shows how Republican politicians and presidents consistently influenced how the 'war' was fought, before President Reagan symbolically ended the effort with his social welfare cuts in 1981.

      Trade Review
      "In this sprightly and vigorous book, the 'War on Poverty' emerges as a productive battleground for the Republican Party, during its long road back from the Goldwater debacle of 1964." -Gareth Davies, Institute of the Americas, University College London

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