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• catalog abstract "Between 1964 and 1972, American liberals radically transformed their welfare philosophy from one founded on opportunity and hard work to one advocating automatic entitlements. Gareth Davies' book shows us just how far-reaching that transformation was and how much it has to teach anyone engaged in the latest round of debates over welfare reform in America. When Lyndon Johnson declared a "War on Poverty," he took great care to align his ambitious program with national attitudes toward work, worthiness, and dependency. Eight years later, however, American liberals were dominated by those who believed that all citizens enjoyed an unqualified right to income support with no strings or obligations attached. That shift, Davies argues, was part of a broader transformation in political values that had devastating consequences for the Democratic Party in particular and for the cause of liberalism generally. Davies also explains in rich detail how the dominant strain of American liberalism came to abandon individualism, one of the nation's dogmas, thus shattering the New Deal liberal hegemony with consequences still affecting American politics in the mid-1990s. Placing today's welfare debates within this historical context, Davies shows that the current emphasis on work and personal responsibility is neither a liberal innovation nor distinctively conservative.".
• catalog contributor b9832574.
• catalog coverage "United States Social policy.".
• catalog created "c1996.".
• catalog date "1996".
• catalog date "c1996.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
• catalog description "Between 1964 and 1972, American liberals radically transformed their welfare philosophy from one founded on opportunity and hard work to one advocating automatic entitlements. Gareth Davies' book shows us just how far-reaching that transformation was and how much it has to teach anyone engaged in the latest round of debates over welfare reform in America. When Lyndon Johnson declared a "War on Poverty," he took great care to align his ambitious program with national attitudes toward work, worthiness, and dependency. Eight years later, however, American liberals were dominated by those who believed that all citizens enjoyed an unqualified right to income support with no strings or obligations attached. That shift, Davies argues, was part of a broader transformation in political values that had devastating consequences for the Democratic Party in particular and for the cause of liberalism generally. Davies also explains in rich detail how the dominant strain of American liberalism came to abandon individualism, one of the nation's dogmas, thus shattering the New Deal liberal hegemony with consequences still affecting American politics in the mid-1990s. Placing today's welfare debates within this historical context, Davies shows that the current emphasis on work and personal responsibility is neither a liberal innovation nor distinctively conservative.".
• catalog description "Historical context of the war on poverty -- War on dependency: liberal individualism and the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 -- Race and poverty: redefining equality, 1964-1965 -- Watts and its aftermath: rise of the income strategy -- Vietnam, black power, and the decline of the Great Society -- Political polarization and the search for a new liberalism -- Welfare reform and the crisis of liberalism: 1967 -- Liberalism and governance, 1967-1968 -- Zenith of the entitlements revolution: liberalism and the Family Assistance Plan.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-304) and index.".
• catalog extent "xii, 320 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "From opportunity to entitlement.".
• catalog identifier "0700607579 (alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "From opportunity to entitlement.".
• catalog issued "1996".
• catalog issued "c1996.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Lawrence : University Press of Kansas,".
• catalog relation "From opportunity to entitlement.".
• catalog spatial "United States Social policy.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "361.973 20".
• catalog subject "HV91 .D3524 1996".
• catalog subject "Individualism United States History.".
• catalog subject "Liberalism United States History.".
• catalog subject "Public welfare United States History.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Historical context of the war on poverty -- War on dependency: liberal individualism and the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 -- Race and poverty: redefining equality, 1964-1965 -- Watts and its aftermath: rise of the income strategy -- Vietnam, black power, and the decline of the Great Society -- Political polarization and the search for a new liberalism -- Welfare reform and the crisis of liberalism: 1967 -- Liberalism and governance, 1967-1968 -- Zenith of the entitlements revolution: liberalism and the Family Assistance Plan.".
• catalog title "From opportunity to entitlement : the transformation and decline of Great Society liberalism / Gareth Davies.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".