Conservatism and American political development / edited by Brian J. Glenn, Steven M. Teles.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Studying the role of conservatives in American political development / Brian J. Glenn and Steven M. Teles -- Environmental policy from the New Deal to the Great Society : the lagged emergence of an ideological dividing line / Marc Allen Eisner -- Social security from the New Deal to the Great Society : expanding the public domain / Edward Berkowitz and Larry DeWitt -- Education policy from the New Deal to the Great Society : the three Rs--race, religion, and reds / Gareth Davies -- Environmental policy from the Great Society to 1980 : a coalition comes unglued / Richard Harris -- Social security from the Great Society to 1980 : further expansion and rekindled controversy / Nancy Altman and Ted Marmor -- Education policy from the Great Society to 1980 : the expansion and institutionalization of the federal role in schools / Patrick McGuinn -- Environmental policy from 1980 to 2008 : the politics of prevention / Judith A. Layzer -- Social security from 1980 to the present : from third rail to presidential commitment--and back? / Steven M. Teles and Martha Derthick -- Education policy from 1980 to the present : the politics of privatization / Jeffrey Henig -- Conclusion : Conservatism and American political development / Brian J. Glenn and Steven M. Teles -- Afterword : An attentuated reconstruction : the conservative turn in American political development / Stephen Skowronek.