Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980 (1984)

by Charles Murray

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This classic book serves as a starting point for any serious discussion of welfare reform. Losing Ground argues that the ambitious social programs of the1960s and 1970s actually made matters worse for its supposed beneficiaries, the poor and minorities. Charles Murray startled readers by recommending that we abolish welfare reform, but his position launched a debate culminating in President Clinton's proposal "to end welfare as we know it."… (more)

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The book doesn't lend itself to the audio book format, which was how I tried to "read" it. It's more of a text book than a good read, and you really need to focus on the information to absorb it, and unfortunately, my mind continued to drift while listening.

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rsutto22 | Jul 15, 2021 |

reasons that welfare is not good for the poor long term

ritaer | May 3, 2020 |

Hugely influential in the debate on Welfare that proceeded welfare reform in the middle '90s (

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Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980

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Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980

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1984

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This classic book serves as a starting point for any serious discussion of welfare reform. Losing Ground argues that the ambitious social programs of the1960s and 1970s actually made matters worse for its supposed beneficiaries, the poor and minorities. Charles Murray startled readers by recommending that we abolish welfare reform, but his position launched a debate culminating in President Clinton's proposal "to end welfare as we know it."

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