The Reagan presidency has been both eulogised and reviled. Supporters have claimed that Ronald Reagan not only regenerated American power and restored American prestige but changed the direction of domestic policy in a way which marked the end of a twenty year period of expanding government. This book explores the Reagan policy style and substance. It considers the initial aspirations of the two Reagan administrations, examines the constraints with which they had to contend, and assesses the legacy of achievement and failure.

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Notes on the Contributors - PART 1: INTRODUCTION - The Reagan Presidency: Style and Substance; D.M.Hill & P.Williams - PART 2: ASPIRATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS - The Agenda of the New Right; G.Peele - Managing and Organizing the Reagan White House; M.L.Whicker - Reagan and the Courts; T.E.Yarbrough - Reagan's Relations with Congress; L.Fisher - Ideological Images for a Television Age: Ronald Reagan as Party Leader; C.W.Dunn & J.D.Woodward - PART 3: POLICIES - Reaganomics and Economic Policy; J.J.Hogan - Domestic Policy in an Era of 'Negative' Government; D.M.Hill - The Reagan Presidency and Foreign Policy; R.A.Moore - The Reagan Administration and Defence Policy; P.Williams - PART 4: THE LEGACY - The Reagan Legacy; D.M.Hill & P.Williams - Index