The Reagan effect economics and presidential leadership /

Main Author: Sloan, John W., 1940-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [1999]
Physical Description: xi, 311 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Contrasting evaluations of the Reagan presidency
  • Preparing the stage for Reagan: Carter's failure as a political leader
  • Ronald Reagan and the conservative movement
  • President Reagan's administrative formula for political success (and a few disasters)
  • The first year: hit the ground running
  • The contributions of tax policy to Reagan's political success
  • Unleashing a disaster: The Reagan administration's role in the savings and loan debacle
  • The Reagan Administration copes with global interdependence
  • Constructing a conservative regime for economic growth
  • The Reagan presidency, growing inequality, and the American Dream
  • Conclusion.