The Appalachian Regional Commission : twenty-five years of government policy /

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Author / Creator:Bradshaw, Michael J. (Michael John), 1935-
Imprint:Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1992.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 168 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11299981
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ISBN:9780813162218
0813162211
0813117615
9780813117614
0813151392
9780813151397
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-164) and index.
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Summary:The images of poverty in Appalachia that John F. Kennedy used in his campaign for the presidency in 1960 shocked and disturbed many Americans. Five years later, President Lyndon Johnson and the U.S. Congress demonstrated their commitment to that neglected and exploited region with the creation of the Appalachian Regional Commission. In this insightful book, Michael Bradshaw explores the ARC's unique federal-state partnership and analyses in detail the contributions of the local development districts.But this work is more than an analysis of a government agency; it is, as Bradshaw notes,
Other form:Print version: Bradshaw, Michael J. (Michael John), 1935- Appalachian Regional Commission. Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1992