Ronald Reagan and the House Democrats : gridlock, partisanship, and the fiscal crisis /

Ronald Reagan and the House Democrats : gridlock, partisanship, and the fiscal crisis /

"Drawing on materials unavailable in the 1980s, Brandt details the effects of President Ronald Reagan's conservative fiscal policies on the congressional budget process and reveals how the partisan budget struggles of the Reagan years led to tough fiscal choices and greater unity within th...

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Author / Creator: Brandt, Karl Gerard.
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Reagan, Ronald > Political and social views.
Reagan, Ronald > Relations with legislators.
Reagan, Ronald.
United States. > Congress. > House > History > 20th century.
Democratic Party (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
Democratic Party (U.S.)
United States. > Congress. > House.
20th century
1981-1989
1981-1993
Political parties > United States > History > 20th century.
Political parties.
Fiscal policy.
History.
Crisis management in government.
Relations with legislators.
Political and social views.
Crisis management in government > United States > History > 20th century.
Conservatism > United States > History > 20th century.
Conservatism.
Politics and government.
Fiscal policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Economic policy.
United States.
United States > Politics and government > 1981-1989.
United States > Economic policy > 1981-1993.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. The Rise and Fall of Democratic Dominance
  • 2. A New Contest
  • 3. The Budget
  • 4. Tax Time
  • 5. Democratic Rebuilding
  • 6. New Opportunities
  • 7. Hard Choices
  • 8. Limited Options
  • 9. Thermidor
  • 10. A New Status Quo
  • 11. The Wright Path
  • 12. Stalemate
  • 13. The Age of Gridlock and Partisanship
  • Appendix of Lists and Fiscal Data
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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