Government's greatest achievements
from civil rights to homeland defense
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Author
Publication
2002 - Brookings Institution Press, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
60,250 words, Guess
Page Count
241 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivegovernmentsgreat0000ligh
- ISBN-100815706049
- ISBN-139780815706045
- Goodreads2518538
- LibraryThing1044349
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- Library of Congress Control Number2002000914
- OCLC Control Number49935960
- Better World Books9780815706045
- Open LibraryOL3551728M
Classifications
- DDC320/.6/097309045
- LCCJK468.P64 L54 2002
- LCCJK468.P64L54 2002
Description
"Although many Americans believe that government creates more problems than it solves, the federal government has amassed an extraordinary record of successes over the past half century. Facing seemingly insurmountable odds, the United States helped rebuild Europe after World War II, conquered polio and other life-threatening diseases, faced down communism, attacked racial discrimination, reduced poverty among the elderly, and put men on the moon.". "In Government's Greatest Achievements, Paul C. Light explores the U.S. government's achievements from 1944 to 1999. Drawing on survey responses from 230 historians and 220 political scientists, Light profiles fifty legislative initiatives through which the federal government has tackled some of the world's toughest problems."--BOOK JACKET.
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