Download or read book The War Against Regulation written by Phillip J. Cooper and published by Studies in Government and Public Policy. This book was released on 2009 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise survey and analysis of presidential attempts over the last thirty years--by Democrats and Republicans alike--to dismantle the regulatory state that first appeared under FDR. Argues that the war against regulation failed and that its excesses remind us of the value and proper role of regulation in American government.