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Download full textMcLanahan, Sara; And Others – 1985
Five papers which criticize Charles Murray's book, "Losing Ground: American Social Policy 1950-1980" are presented in this report. In general, the papers dispute Murray's thesis that the poor did not benefit from social policies but were, instead, substantially harmed by these programs. The papers (and their authors) are: (1)…
Descriptors: Blacks, Crime, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged
