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- Title
Reagan Reorders the Political Regime: A Historical-Institutional Approach to Analysis of Change.
- Authors
Nichols, Curt
- Abstract
The future of reconstructive presidential leadership is in question. It is increasingly difficult to tear out and replace institutions in today's constraining environment. However, historical-institutional theory suggests that alternative leadership possibilities exist. A reconstructive president may be able to reorder the political regime through application of a multiple modalities of change strategy. This project explores this prospect through study of Ronald Reagan's accomplishments in the budget battles of 1981. It applies a new analytic approach to determine if his well-known successes can be translated into the historical-institutional conceptual framework. It confirms that previously hypothesized leadership possibilities exist and demonstrates the utility of the new analytic approach to the study of institutional change. Pros and cons of modern reconstructive leadership are illuminated and the new change-framework is recommended for broader application in presidential studies.
- Subjects
REAGAN, Ronald, 1911-2004; POLITICAL change; TAX cuts; UNITED States federal budget; PRESIDENTS of the United States; BUDGET reconciliation; VETO; APPOINTMENT power (Government); ATTITUDE (Psychology)
- Publication
Presidential Studies Quarterly, 2015, Vol 45, Issue 4, p703
- ISSN
0360-4918
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1111/psq.12225