Reaganism & the Death of Representative Democracy

by Walter Williams and Walter Williams

Book Overview

This is a reasoned but passionate look at how Reaganism--the political philosophy of Ronald Reagan--has severely damaged representative democracy as created by the nation's founders. According to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878401474
• ISBN13: 9780878401475
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Shaping a plutocracy

This history/critique of the last generation of American politics makes central the shift in public institutions since the onset of the era of Reaganism. The drift toward the right and the systematic attack on the New Deal obviously have their roots earlier, but it is the interval of Reagan ascendancy that reshaped the American governmental system in a decisive, and destructive manner. The creation of a plutocracy using all the tools of propaganda to make that seem a populist initiative is the most insidious aspect of the operation. Trenchant analysis, and unafraid to face the facts.