How Public Policy Became War - David Davenport & Gordon Lloyd

How Public Policy Became War

By David Davenport & Gordon Lloyd

  • Release Date: 2019-05-01
  • Genre: Public Administration

Description

President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal is widely understood as a turning point in American history. Roosevelt's decisions of 1933 reset the balance of power away from Congress and the states toward a strong executive branch. They shifted the federal government away from the Founders' vision of deliberation and moderation toward war and action. Modern-day presidents have declared war on everything from poverty and drugs to crime and terror. Exploring the consequences of these ill-defined (and never-ending) wars, this book calls for a re-examination of this destructive approach to governance.