04660nam 2200577 450 991082283840332120230808193753.01-351-48105-31-4128-6347-3(CKB)3710000000730542(EBL)4556541(OCoLC)951835838(MiAaPQ)EBC4556541(Au-PeEL)EBL4556541(CaPaEBR)ebr11222883(EXLCZ)99371000000073054220180911d2016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe illusion of a conservative Reagan revolution /Larry M. Schwab ; with a new introduction by the authorNew Brunswick :Transaction Publishers,[2016]©20161 online resource (260 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4128-6307-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction to the Paperback Edition; Public Opinion; Attitudes on Policy Issues; Reagan's Popularity; Conservative Voting in Elections; Public Policies; Ideology; Reagan's Legislative Record; Domestic and Foreign Policies; Party Politics; Conclusion; Notes; 1 Introduction; Reagan Revolution Thesis; Fifty Liberal Years?; Public Opinion; Reagan's Popularity; Conservative Voting in the Elections; Reagan's Legislative Record; Public Policies; Party Politics; Governance; Conclusion; Notes2 No Conservative Shift in Public OpinionSelf-Identified Conservatives; Ideological Orientation of Young Americans; Federal Government Programs; Economics; Social and Moral Issues; Foreign Policy; Conclusion; Notes; 3 The Illusion of President Reagan's High Popularity; Conclusion; Notes; 4 No Conservative Shift in the 1980s' Elections; Ideological Voting and the Presidential Elections; Ideological Voting and the Congressional Elections; Ideological Voting and the California Assembly Elections; Conclusion; Notes; 5 No Party Realignment; Party Realignment Debate; A New Era of Party CompetitionGerrymandering and the Alleged Republican RealignmentConclusion; Notes; 6 No Fundamental Conservative Change in Public Policies; Agriculture; Sugar; Tobacco; Peanuts; Dairy; Honey; Wheat, Feed Grains, and Soybeans; Cotton and Rice; Farm Credit and Drought Relief; Budget; Total Federal Spending; Budget Deficits; Taxes; Spending Priorities; Business; Deregulation; International Trade; Banking and Finance; Business Taxes; Antitrust; Civil Rights and Liberties; Black Civil Rights; Grove City College Civil Rights Law; Defeat of Judge Bork's Nomination; Cases on the Rights of the AccusedFirst Amendment CasesVoting Rights Cases; Defense; Reasons for the Decline in the Defense Budget; Various Projections on Military Spending; Year-By-Year Analysis; Economics; Components of the Mixed Economy; Economic Theories; Education; Education Spending; Elimination of the Department of Education; School Prayer, Vouchers, Tuition Tax Credits, and School Desegregation; Energy; Deregulation; Elimination of the Energy Department; Nuclear Energy; Energy versus Environment; Environment; Clean Water; Superfund; Clean Air; Land Use; Global Environmental Issues; Foreign Policy; Soviet Union; ChinaAfricaMiddle East; Latin America; Europe; Japan; Social Policy; Level of Morality; Religious Values; Women's Rights; The Family and Child Care; Abortion; Sexual Behavior; Sexually-Explicit Presentations; Social Programs; Social Security; Welfare; Child Care; Health Programs; Defense Personnel Costs; Tax Policy; Conclusion; Notes; 7 The Illusion of President Reagan's Great Legislative Success; Reagan's Overall Legislative Record; Reagan's Legislative Record in Major Policy Areas; Conclusion; Notes; 8 No Fundamental Change in the Governmental System; The Presidency; Federal BureaucracyCongressParty affiliationUnited StatesGovernment spending policyUnited StatesConservatismUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and government1981-1989Party affiliationGovernment spending policyConservatism324.273Schwab Larry M.1623882MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822838403321The illusion of a conservative Reagan revolution3958545UNINA