This is the first study of the origins, philosophy, creation, management, and impact of the American Legal Services Bureau. As such, it clearly and concisely describes the program's role as a strategy for overcoming poverty. Timely, iifiportant, and unique, Justice and Reform provides the background and a comprehensive study of an endeavor that has been called both the most successful element of the war on poverty and the most stimulating development to occur in the American legal profession during the twentieth century.

Earl Johnson

PART I THE ROOTS, Chapter 1 The Legal Aid Movement and the Goal of Equal Justice Chapter 2 The Neighborhood Lawyer Experiments and the Goal(s) of Social Reform PART II THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM Chapter 3 Birth of the Federal Program Chapter 4 Development of Local Legal Services Organizations PART III THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAM Chapter 5 The Policy-Making Process in the Legal Services Program Chapter 6 "Up the Bureaucracy'': Preserving Policy and Program Integrity within the OEO Administration Chapter 7 Implementing National Goals: Affecting the Management of Local Organizations 1 PART IV AN ASSESSMENT Chapter 8 The First Seven Years: Testing the Potential of Legal Services to the Poor Chapter 9 Toward Justice and Reform