TITLE

LOSING FAITH IN 'LOSING GROUND'

AUTHOR(S)

Greenstein, Robert

PUB. DATE

March 1985

SOURCE

New Republic;3/25/85, Vol. 192 Issue 13, p12

SOURCE TYPE

Review

DOC. TYPE

Book Review

ABSTRACT

Reviews the book "Losing Ground," by Charles Murray.

ACCESSION #

11024052

Tags: LOSING Ground (Book);  BOOKS -- Reviews;  MURRAY, Charles, 1943-;  POVERTY;  FEDERAL aid;  NONFICTION

 

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