The Struggle to Limit Government: A Modern Political History
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In 1980, Ronald Reagan said, It is time to check and reverse the growth of government, which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed. A little more than 25 years later, Barack Obama declared the Reagan Revolution over. This book surveys the highlights and low points of the nearly 30-year struggle to limit American government, set against the big-government world of the New Deal and the Great Society. The book assesses Reagan's successes and failures, and looks at the 1994 election as a mandate to resume Reagan's efforts. It explores George W. Bush's rejection of limited government in favor of high spending, a mixture of religion and government, and a floundering crusade to bring democracy to the Middle East. Finally, it asks whether the elections of 2006 and 2008 were a rejection of the limited government message or just a repudiation of the failed Bush presidency.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1935308289
ISBN13:9781935308287
Release Date:April 2010
Publisher:Cato Institute
Length:375 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.7" x 9.9"
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Shouldn't be missed for any political or history collection
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
What is the role and the power of Government? "The Struggle to Limit Government: A Modern Political History" looks at the recent debates that rage on what is truly the role of government, as people from both sides of the aisle try to both empower and limit government on many fronts. From the greatly increasing power that came with FDR to how the current Obama administration is handling it and everyone along the way, John Samples provides a concise and scholarly history. "The Struggle to Limit Government" is a read that shouldn't be missed for any political or history collection.
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