Examines the underlying ideas and principal objectives of the original Great Society legislation proposed by President Lyndon Johnson in the 1960s, and discusses why the reforms Johnson sought in the areas of civil rights, health care, poverty, education, urban life, and consumerism ultimately failed to achieve their purpose.
year: 1998
call number/section: 973.92
subjects: johnson, lyndon b, (lyndon baines), 1908-1973, economic policy, united states, social policy, law and legislation, history, united states, politics and government, 1961-1974, economic policy, social policy