Between Promise and Policy

Ronald Reagan and Conservative Reformism

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

Between Promise and Policy is a thoughtful and intriguing study that compares the professed ideals and actual realities of conservative reformism leading up to, and during, the Reagan presidency. The author examines Ronald Reagan's defense program, his policies to reduce the size of the federal government, regulatory reform, and the reprioritizing of government expenditures. Karaagac concludes that the Regan administration effectively employed ideology as a political tool: President Reagan could alternate between being pragmatic and flexible, in order to score political victories, while making a stand as a staunch defender of conservative principles in order to rally his supporters.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-05-05
Mått:165 x 229 x 24 mm
Vikt:476 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780739102961

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John Karaagac is a consultant and editor who received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University.

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Karaagac develops his theme within an excellent presentation of the breakdown of the New Deal coalition and its foreign policy assumptions.

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 IntroductionChapter 2 The Intellectual Background to Conservative ReformismChapter 3 Ronald Reagan: The Citizen Politician as ReformerChapter 4 Foreign Policy and Reform: The Conservative VisionChapter 5 Foreign Policy: The Reagan RealityChapter 6 National Security: The Conservative VisionChapter 7 Military Reform? The Reagan Peacetime BuildupChapter 8 Administrative Reform: The Conservative VisionChapter 9 The Reagan Years: Scaling Back the State?Chapter 10 Regulatory Reform: The Conservative VisionChapter 11 The Reagan Years: One Giant Step Backwards?Chapter 12 Fiscal Reform: The Conservative VisionChapter 13 The Reagan Years: Balancing the Books?Chapter 14 The Moral Dimensions of Reform: The Conservative VisionChapter 15 The Reagan Years: The Paradox of the Non-RevolutionChapter 16 Conclusions: Ronald Reagan and the Promise of ReformChapter 17 Conclusions: The Conservatism of American Reform