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The Struggle to Limit Government|John Samples

The Struggle to Limit Government : A Modern Political History

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Overview

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.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781935308287
  • ISBN-10: 1935308289
  • Publisher: Cato Institute
  • Publish Date: April 2010
  • Dimensions: 9.86 x 5.66 x 1.11 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.32 pounds
  • Page Count: 375

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