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Peer reviewedLampman, Robert J. – Public Interest, 1974
Examines two goals of anti-poverty programs beyond reducing the number of people in income poverty and increasing public expenditures disproportionately benefiting the poor: that inequality of income should be substantially narrowed, and that benefits for the poor must meet their needs. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Economically Disadvantaged, Economics, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedMoynihan, Daniel Patrick – Public Interest, 1992
Argues that increasing welfare dependence and family breakdown among the poor are not the result of the Great Society social programs but were set to occur before any Great Society policies. Issues long ignored must be faced if today's social problems are to be solved. (SLD)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Family Structure, Federal Programs, Low Income Groups
