TY - BOOK ID - 33054217 TI - America's failing economy and the rise of Ronald Reagan PY - 2018 SN - 331970544X 3319705458 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, DB - UniCat KW - Christian conservatism KW - United States KW - Economic policy KW - United States-History. KW - Economic history. KW - History, Modern. KW - World politics. KW - US History. KW - Economic History. KW - Modern History. KW - Political History. KW - Colonialism KW - Global politics KW - International politics KW - Political history KW - Political science KW - World history KW - Eastern question KW - Geopolitics KW - International organization KW - International relations KW - Modern history KW - World history, Modern KW - Economic conditions KW - History, Economic KW - Economics KW - United States—History. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:33054217 AB - This book examines one of the most important economic outcomes in American history—the breakdown of the Keynesian Revolution. Drawing on economic literature, the memoirs of economists and politicians, and the popular press, Eric Crouse examines how economic decline in the 1970s precipitated a political revolution. Keynesian thought flourished through the presidencies of Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford, until stagflation devastated American workers and Jimmy Carter’s economic policies faltered, setting the stage for the 1980 presidential campaign. Tracking years of shifting public opinion and colorful debate between free-market and Keynesian economists, this book illuminates a neglected era of American economic history and shows how Ronald Reagan harnessed a vision of small government and personal freedom that transformed the American political landscape. ER -