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Harrington's role
The '''Great Society''' (also known as the '''War on Poverty''') is a set of programs instituted by President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and its associated legislation passed by [[Congress]] in an effort to combat [[poverty]]. It was criticized extensively by [[conservative]]s because it expanded the [[welfare]] system and increased citizen dependency on the [[government]].
The '''Great Society''' (also known as the '''War on Poverty''') is a set of programs instituted by President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and its associated legislation passed by [[Congress]] in an effort to combat [[poverty]]. It was criticized extensively by [[conservative]]s because it expanded the [[welfare]] system and increased citizen dependency on the [[government]].
[[Michael Harrington]] is credited with inspiring the War on Poverty with his 1962 book "'The Other America'"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/01/08/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-war-on-poverty/ |title=Everything you need to know about the war on poverty |work=Washington Post |date=January 8, 2014 }}</ref>.
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*Thomas Sowell, [http://nobsblog.blogspot.com/2002/12/vision-of-anointed-by-thomas-sowell.html ''The Vision of the Anointed''], New York: Basic Books, 1996.
*Thomas Sowell, [http://nobsblog.blogspot.com/2002/12/vision-of-anointed-by-thomas-sowell.html ''The Vision of the Anointed''], New York: Basic Books, 1996.
[[Category:New Deal]]
[[Category:New Deal]]