John D. Graham, Professor of Risk and Policy Analysis, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, USA and formerly “regulatory czar” in the George W. Bush White House

• ContentsPreface 1 The rise of the administrative state 2 President Nixon: expanding the administrative state3 Gerald Ford: regulatory reform as economic policy4 Jimmy Carter: dedicated reformer5 Reagan’s “regulatory relief”6 George Herbert Walker Bush: The regulation president?7 President Clinton: the consummate politician8 George W. Bush: responding to crises9 Barack Obama: a blend of progressivism withpro-business reforms10 Donald Trump: the ardent deregulator11 Biden: cracking the regulatory whip12 The future of regulatory reform

‘John Graham’s exploration of regulatory substance and process is invaluable – a primer that manages to be both encyclopedic and engaging. To sum up in a way appropriate to the contents: the benefits of reading this book far outweigh the costs. It’s not even close.’

John D. Graham, Professor of Risk and Policy Analysis, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, USA and formerly “regulatory czar” in the George W. Bush White House

• ContentsPreface 1 The rise of the administrative state 2 President Nixon: expanding the administrative state3 Gerald Ford: regulatory reform as economic policy4 Jimmy Carter: dedicated reformer5 Reagan’s “regulatory relief”6 George Herbert Walker Bush: The regulation president?7 President Clinton: the consummate politician8 George W. Bush: responding to crises9 Barack Obama: a blend of progressivism withpro-business reforms10 Donald Trump: the ardent deregulator11 Biden: cracking the regulatory whip12 The future of regulatory reform

‘John Graham’s exploration of regulatory substance and process is invaluable – a primer that manages to be both encyclopedic and engaging. To sum up in a way appropriate to the contents: the benefits of reading this book far outweigh the costs. It’s not even close.’

John D. Graham, Professor of Risk and Policy Analysis, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, USA and formerly “regulatory czar” in the George W. Bush White House

• ContentsPreface 1 The rise of the administrative state 2 President Nixon: expanding the administrative state3 Gerald Ford: regulatory reform as economic policy4 Jimmy Carter: dedicated reformer5 Reagan’s “regulatory relief”6 George Herbert Walker Bush: The regulation president?7 President Clinton: the consummate politician8 George W. Bush: responding to crises9 Barack Obama: a blend of progressivism withpro-business reforms10 Donald Trump: the ardent deregulator11 Biden: cracking the regulatory whip12 The future of regulatory reform

‘John Graham’s exploration of regulatory substance and process is invaluable – a primer that manages to be both encyclopedic and engaging. To sum up in a way appropriate to the contents: the benefits of reading this book far outweigh the costs. It’s not even close.’