Appalachian legacy : economic opportunity after the war on poverty /

In 1964 President Lyndon Johnson traveled to Kentucky's Martin County to declare war on poverty. The following year he signed the Appalachian Regional Development Act, creating a state-federal partnership to improve the region's economic prospects through better job opportunities, improved...

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Other Authors: Ziliak, James Patrick (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2012]
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Online Access:CONNECT