Routledge Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition
The visionary programme of President Lyndon B.Johnson announced in 1964 to move beyond the goals of a rising GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT and FULL EMPLOYMENT to a more moral and spiritual society.
In practice, it meant a set of complex federal programmes, in many respects similar to the New Deal, which included action on poverty, education, housing, Medicare and equal opportunities. President Nixon announced its demise in 1973.
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