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Starving the beast : Ronald Reagan and the tax cut revolution /

"Since the Reagan Revolution of the early 1980s, Republicans have consistently championed tax cuts for individuals and businesses, regardless of whether the economy is booming or in recession or whether the federal budget is in surplus or deficit. In Starving the Beast, sociologist Monica Prasa...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Prasad, Monica (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2018.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; About the Author; Introduction; Part I. Tax Cut Clientelism; Chapter 1. The Tax Cut Santa Claus; Chapter 2. Convincing the Republicans; Chapter 3. Convincing the Voters; Chapter 4. Beasts and Dogs; Chapter 5. "Thank God, and Bring Down Prices"; Chapter 6. Tax Cut versus Tax Cut; Chapter 7. How Ronald Reagan Betrayed Business; Chapter 8. After Reagan; Part II. American Conservatism and American Hegemony; Chapter 9. Running to Stay in Place; Chapter 10. Pocketbook Politics and the Rise of Conservatism
  • Chapter 11. Democracy's DeficitsConclusion. Lessons and Limitations; Acknowledgments; Appendix; Archival Sources; Notes; References; Index