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7. The end? Poverty politics and the ‘Reagan Revolution’, 1977 –81
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vi
- List of abbreviations ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. A familiar trap: the ‘Party of Privilege’ and the War on Poverty, 1964 13
- 2. A path to relevance: the Republican crusade against the War on Poverty, 1965 –66 53
- 3. Order or justice? Republicans and the ‘urban crisis’, 1966–67 94
- 4. The choice and the echo: poverty politics and the 1968 campaign 133
- 5. The crossroads: Nixon’s early years, 1969–70 167
- 6. The conservative turn: Nixon, Ford, and the beginning of the end, 1971–76 207
- 7. The end? Poverty politics and the ‘Reagan Revolution’, 1977 –81 243
- Epilogue: Poverty won? Republicans and poverty, 1982–2018 281
- Bibliography 295
- Index 311
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vi
- List of abbreviations ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. A familiar trap: the ‘Party of Privilege’ and the War on Poverty, 1964 13
- 2. A path to relevance: the Republican crusade against the War on Poverty, 1965 –66 53
- 3. Order or justice? Republicans and the ‘urban crisis’, 1966–67 94
- 4. The choice and the echo: poverty politics and the 1968 campaign 133
- 5. The crossroads: Nixon’s early years, 1969–70 167
- 6. The conservative turn: Nixon, Ford, and the beginning of the end, 1971–76 207
- 7. The end? Poverty politics and the ‘Reagan Revolution’, 1977 –81 243
- Epilogue: Poverty won? Republicans and poverty, 1982–2018 281
- Bibliography 295
- Index 311