NO240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Corporate Raid, Gordon Gekko, North American Free Trade Agreement
6 Sep 2016
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Reagan, the right and wall street - the eighties. With the election of jimmy carter as the president of the united states in 1976, the left in. American politics hoped to transcend the memory of vietnam and the negative impact it had on voter support for the democratic party. Carter was a genuinely nice man with a lot of heart. (ambassador) Wife ran a lot of what he did from behind the scenes. Was an actor; was screen-ready (handsome); always had notes and was quoted often. People thought he was one of the greatest presidents even though he economically was not. In power 1980-88 during which was a time where wall street gained a lot of control. Believed in the trickle-down effect and focus on economic policy. Blacks felt like they were left out and struggling along. Bill clinton the first black president since he worked for their benefit.
