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War On Poverty

Aim

Addressing structural poverty and inequality

Focus

Education • Training • Infrastructure development

Outcome

Largely deemed a failure by history

Replaced

Traditional social welfare programs

Opposition

Entrenched interests

Originated

1960s

Key figures

Lyndon B. JohnsonSargent ShriverBayard Rustin

Initiated by

Civil rights movement

Funding source

Tax on the wealthy

Implementation

Public-private partnerships

War On Poverty