Overview

This study compares the professed ideals and actual realities of conservative reformism leading up to and during the Reagan presidency. The author examines Ronald Reagan's defence programme, his policies to reduce the size of the federal government, regulatory reform and the re-prioritizing of government expenditures. Karaagac concludes that the Reagan administration effectively exployed ideology as a political tool: President Reagan could alternate between being pragmatic and flexible in order to score political victories, and making a stand as a staunch defender of conservative principals in order to rally his supporters.

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Author:   John Karaagac
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780739100943

ISBN 10:   0739100947
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   09 March 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

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

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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. Choice

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

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

Author Information

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

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