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Losing Ground

Charles Murray

A close reading of U.S. social policy from 1950 to 1980, pairing measured outcomes with a contested argument about how aid can reshape incentives.

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22 parts, about 34 minutes to read.

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Author
Charles Murray
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22 parts
Reading time
about 34 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. Introduction to the 2015 Edition2 min
  2. Prologue1 min
  3. A Generous Revolution1 min
  4. The Kennedy Transition1 min
  5. The System Is to Blame2 min
  6. Implementing the Elite Wisdom1 min
  7. Being Poor, Being Black: 1950–19801 min
  8. Poverty2 min
  9. Employment2 min
  10. Wages and Occupations1 min
  11. Education1 min
  12. Crime1 min
  13. The Family2 min
  14. The View from 19662 min
  15. Interpreting the Data1 min
  16. The Social Scientists and the Great Experiment1 min
  17. Incentives to Fail I: Maximizing Short Term Gains2 min
  18. Incentives to Fail II: Crime and Education2 min
  19. The Destruction of Status Rewards2 min
  20. What Do We Want to Accomplish?2 min
  21. The Constraints on Helping2 min
  22. Choosing a Future2 min

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