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ERIC Number: EJ536769
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8762
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The Economic Crisis of 1968 and the Waning of the "American Century."
Collins, Robert M.
American Historical Review, v101 n2 p396-422 Apr 1996
Maintains that the escalating costs of international commitments (primarily the Vietnam War) and domestic programs resulted in a chronic balance-of-payments deficit that signaled the end of "growth liberalism." Provides an in-depth look at Lyndon Johnson's efforts to address this crisis amidst growing political opposition. (MJP)
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Economics, Economics Education, Financial Policy, Government (Administrative Body), Government Role, Higher Education, Liberalism, Policy Analysis, Political Issues, Political Science, Presidents of the United States, Social History, Taxes, United States History, Vietnam War
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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