The Republican revolution 10 years later : smaller government or business as usual?

To mark the 10th anniversary, 18 experts--including two key leaders of the Republican revolution, Newt Gingrich and Dick Armey--reexamine the successes and failures of the Republican revolution. Preliminaries......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 INTRODUCTION......Page 8 1. THE GOP REVOLUTION HOLDS POWERFUL LESSONS FOR CHANGINGWASHINGTON......Page 18 2. REFLECTIONS ON THE REPUBLICAN REVOLUTION......Page 22 3. THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT......Page 34 4. SAME AS THE OLD BOSS?......Page 40 5. SOCIAL POLICY, SUPPLY-SIDE, AND FUNDAMENTAL REFORM......Page 54 6. THE FEDERAL BUDGET 10 YEARS LATER......Page 76 7. A DECADE OF REPUBLICAN TRADE POLICY......Page 90 8. THE LONG, WINDING ROAD TO SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM......Page 108 9. WELFARE REFORM......Page 116 10. HEALTH CARE: THE REVOLUTION’S MITIGATED DISASTER......Page 158 11. FEDERAL EDUCATION POLICY IN THE GOP CONGRESS......Page 174 12. THE NONREVOLUTION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY......Page 186 13. THE REVOLUTION SPINS TOWARD MORE REGULATION......Page 212 14. THE GOP’S ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD......Page 222 15. A SMOOTH TRANSITION: CRIME, FEDERALISM, AND THE GOP......Page 230 16. THE ROAD NOT TAKEN......Page 240 CONTRIBUTORS......Page 256 INDEX......Page 258 The dramatic election of 1994 gave control of Congress to the Republicans for the first time in four decades. In their Contract with America, the Republicans promised "to restore the bonds of trust between the people and their elected representatives" and to end "government that is too big, too intrusive, and too easy with the public's money."Did they succeed? Has the "Republican revolution" created lasting change in Washington, or has the reform spirit of 1994 fallen victim to special interests and defenders of the status quo? This book answers those questions with a detailed assessment of the successes and failures of Republican policy over the past 10 years.The collection includes contributions from 16 policy experts, including House leaders Newt Gingrich and Dick Armey, who assess the Republican record and help supporters and critics of the party's agenda understand what lies ahead in federal policymaking. "The collection includes contributions from 16 policy experts, principally Cato Institute scholars, who assess the Republican record in each major policy area, including welfare, education, health care, regulation, taxation, and trade. It also features essays by the key architects of the 1994 election victory, Newt Gingrich and Dick Armey, who went on to lead the Republican House of Representatives." "As the Republicans begin their second decade in power this book will help supporters and critics of the party's agenda understand what lies ahead in federal policymaking."--Jacket