The premiership of Margaret Thatcher has been portrayed as uniquely ideological in its pursuit of a more market-based economy. A body of literature has been built on how a sharp turn to the right by the Conservative Party during the 1980s - inspired by the likes of Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek - acted as one of the key stepping stones to the turbo-charged capitalism and globalization of our modern world. But how ‘neoliberal’ was Thatcherism? The link between ideas and the Thatcher government has frequently been over-generalized and under-specified. Existing accounts tend to characterize neoliberalism as a homogeneous, and often ill-defined, group of thinkers that exerted a broad influence over the Thatcher government. In particular, this study explores how Margaret Thatcher approached special interest groups, a core neoliberal concern. The results demonstrate a willingness to utilize the state, often in contradictory ways, to pursue apparently more market orientated policies. This book - through a combination of archival research, interviews and examination of neoliberal thought itself - defines the dominant strains of neoliberalism more clearly and explores their relationship with Thatcherism.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9780367349417
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-0-367-34941-7
- Verlag: Routledge
- Erscheinungstermin: 31.03.2021
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2021
- Serie: Routledge Studies in Modern British History
- Produktform: Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 289 g
- Seiten: 182
- Format (B x H x T): 156 x 234 x 10 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
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- Geisteswissenschaften
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- Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume
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