Explain Reaganomics and access it's success as a policy tool.
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Explain Reaganomics and access it success as a policy tool. With the election of Ronald Reagan in 1981 the greatest economy in the world faced a defining point. Following the presidency of James Carter the economy of the USA was struggling with consequences for the entire world and Ronald Reagan was handed the task of steering the economy back onto the path of prosperity that had been seen in the decades before. The importance of what Reagan had to 'play with' cannot be underestimated as the world economy is very dependant on how the US economy performs. As the saying goes, "If the America sneezes the rest of the world catches a cold". Reagan now faced a key decision as to what path he should take either keeping the economy steady or going for a whole new revolutionary set of economic policies. He chose the path of more revolutionary policies and...

