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The Carter administration took office at an unfortunate time as far as economics is concerned. The economy was floundering, and the oil crisis and energy problems were all too prevalent. The author explains that as Carter turned to fighting inflation, he abandoned the traditional Democratic agenda and became a forerunner of Reagan. In the end, he did not conquer inflation, but he did sacrifice his ambitious programs for restructuring governmen...

Rewarding is Campagna's broad-sweep analysis of US macroeconomic policy under the several political regimes since WW I, evaluating whether these policies were justified, ' successful, ' and rational.' Impressive historical scholarship brings alive the views and personalities of the times and provides immense detail concerning economic settings and problems of each period. "Choice" This book examines the various economic problems of the past 70...

The arguments over the economic policies of the Reagan Administration will continue until sufficient time has elapsed for a consensus to be possible. In the meantime, it is necessary for contemporary scholars to record their opinions as a base for the consensus. Campagna has recorded his conclusions based on considerable research on Reagan Administration policies. He begins by describing what was planned by the government. From there, he discu...

Campagna provides a chronological study of the Vietnam War's identifiable costs and benefits. Both the short-term impact and the long-term effects are examined, as Campagna describes the change in the basic economic structure that the war has been responsible for.