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The War on Poverty Then and Now: A Plan Toward Ultimate Victory

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Despite officially declaring war on poverty (WOP) in 1964, America still deals with significantly high rates of poverty. The persistence of poverty in the New World is puzzling and has prompted talks of a lost cause among scholars and political leaders. This article describes the scope of poverty in America and its impact on children, revisits the Great Society agenda, and draws analogies between wars and the metaphorical WOP. It is argued that the WOP is not over yet, but has been through dormant phases conditioned by austerity policies since the early 1980s. A plan toward ultimate victory is proposed.

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  • Rigaud Joseph, 2017. "The War on Poverty Then and Now: A Plan Toward Ultimate Victory," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 9(2), pages 209-223, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:povpop:v:9:y:2017:i:2:p:209-223
    DOI: 10.1002/pop4.174
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