02871nam 2200577 450 991078747950332120200520144314.00-8131-8587-40-8131-6221-1(CKB)3710000000334444(EBL)1915647(SSID)ssj0001432082(PQKBManifestationID)11772042(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001432082(PQKBWorkID)11387870(PQKB)11772577(OCoLC)647614929(MdBmJHUP)muse44674(Au-PeEL)EBL1915647(CaPaEBR)ebr11007476(CaONFJC)MIL691371(OCoLC)900344985(MiAaPQ)EBC1915647(EXLCZ)99371000000033444420150127h19921992 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Appalachian regional commission twenty-five years of government policy /Michael Bradshaw ; with a foreword by John D. RockefellerLexington, Kentucky :The University Press of Kentucky,1992.©19921 online resource (185 pages) illustrations, maps, charts, tablesDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-60089-9 0-8131-5139-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps, Charts, and Tables; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Appalachia: Planning and Public Policy; 2. Origins of the Problems of Appalachia; 3. The Origins of the ARC: Mid-1950's to 1965; 4. The Early Development of the ARC, 1965-75; 5. The Maturity of the ARC, 1975-80; 6. The Reagan Years, 1981-89; 7. A Political Approach to Regional Development; 8. The Wider Significance of the ARC; Bibliography; Index;The images of poverty in Appalachia that John F. Kennedy used in his campaign for the presidency in 1960 shocked and disturbed many Americans. Five years later, President Lyndon Johnson and the U.S. Congress demonstrated their commitment to that neglected and exploited region with the creation of the Appalachian Regional Commission. In this insightful book, Michael Bradshaw explores the ARC's unique federal-state partnership and analyses in detail the contributions of the local development districts.But this work is more than an analysis of a government agency; it is, as Bradshaw notes,Appalachian RegionEconomic conditions353.0082320974Bradshaw Michael254309Rockefeller John D.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787479503321The Appalachian regional commission3682041UNINA