Reaganomics

American  

[rey-guh-nom-iks] / ˌreɪ gəˈnɒm ɪks /

noun

1. the economic policies put forth by the administration of President Ronald Reagan, especially as emphasizing supply-side theory.

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Other Word Forms

• Reaganomic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Reaganomics

1980–85; blend of Reagan and economics

Example Sentences

“Bibi was at the U.N. during the Reagan-Thatcher years, and he studied Reaganomics,” Mr. Leiter says, “so he came in with a clear philosophy of deregulation, of privatization.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It uses hip-hop as a tool to understand the sociopolitical, economic and cultural factors that affected the lives of Black youths during the 1980s – the era of "Reaganomics."

From Salon

The documentary charts Carlin’s reinventions against the backdrop of huge social changes - Watergate, Vietnam, Reaganomics, hippie culture, among them.

From Washington Times

The documentary charts Carlin’s reinventions against the backdrop of huge social changes — Watergate, Vietnam, Reaganomics, hippie culture, among them.

From Seattle Times

Tinsley broadens his scope to observe what the country was going through while Biggie was growing up — the crack epidemic, a precipitous rise in violent crime, Reaganomics — and how these developments affected Black urban communities, most acutely in New York.

From Washington Post