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Social Change and the Empowerment of the Poor
Mark Edward Braun
其他書名
Poverty Representation in Milwaukee's Community Action Programs, 1964-1972
出版
Lexington Books
, 2001
主題
History / General
Political Science / Civics & Citizenship
Political Science / Political Process / General
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
Political Science / American Government / State
Political Science / Political Economy
Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy
Social Science / Sociology / General
Social Science / Poverty & Homelessness
ISBN
0739101994
9780739101995
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=9XFlWc7IPKIC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Social Change and the Empowerment of the Poor provides insight into the local impact of a variety of federal programs funded by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Specifically, Mark Edward Braun's dramatic social history examines seven anti-poverty programs--Community Action Programs (CAPs)--started in Milwaukee in the 1960s. Braun's research confirms that, unlike most other cities, Milwaukee's deteriorating urban neighborhoods were transformed by these initiatives. CAPs successfully empowered Milwaukee's poor, made public officials and institutions more accountable to the needs of the poor, reformed punitive legislation, created new community-based organizations, expanded social services for people of color, and challenged elites. This book provides an excellent framework for future studies that will add to the current scholarly interest in the long-term results of CAPs. Braun simultaneously dispels the myth that CAPs were a categorical failure, and brings a provocative new voice to urban studies, social activism, policy studies and political science.