1st Edition
Neoliberal Thought and Thatcherism ‘A Transition From Here to There?’
By Robert Ledger
Copyright 2018
182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction
- Neoliberal thought
- Neoliberal ideas in Britain after 1945
- Economic Policy and the Thatcher government
- Liberalization? Exchange controls and Enterprise Zones
- Financial Deregulation
- Trade Union Reform
- Electricity Privatization
- Broadcasting policy
- Social policy: education vouchers and housing
Conclusion
Bibliography
Biography
Robert Ledger has a PhD in political science from Queen Mary University of London. He has worked for a think-tank in Brussels, lectured at various universities in London and currently lives and works in Frankfurt.
