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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783095003321

Autore

Godwin Jack

Titolo

Clintonomics [[electronic resource] ] : how Bill Clinton reengineered the Reagan revolution / / Jack Godwin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : American Management Association, c2009

ISBN

1-282-09129-8

9786612091292

0-8144-1399-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Disciplina

330.973/0929

Soggetti

United States Economic policy 1993-2001

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-262) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: POLITICAL ECONOMY; 1. The Purpose of Politics; 2. The Philosophical Foundation; 3. The Reagan Legacy; 4. The Global System; 5. Reflections on Change; PART TWO: PUBLIC POLICY; 6. The Role of Government (A); 7. The Role of Government (B); 8. Theory of Constraints; 9. Bridge to the Future; Select Bibliography; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

For years, a pervasive belief has reigned in American politics-that two of our most recent presidents had drastically opposing views of our economy and our world. Historians and economists alike have explored, extolled and criticized Ronald Reagan's presidency, particularly the theory of "Reaganomics," which affirmed that big government was the cause, not the solution, to our problems. In public, President Bill Clinton positioned his approach as the antidote to Reaganomics. But in reality, his governing philosophy was the logical corollary to the Reagan Revolution. Clintonomics explores how Cl