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UNINA9910824058503321 |
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Autore |
Ledger Robert |
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Neoliberal thought and Thatcherism : 'a transition from here to there?' / / Robert Ledger |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2018 |
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ISBN |
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0-367-34941-8 |
1-351-98764-X |
1-351-98765-8 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (176 pages) |
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Collana |
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Routledge Studies in Modern British History ; ; 21 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Neoliberalism - Great Britain - 21st century |
Conservatism - Great Britain - 21st century |
Great Britain Politics and government 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Neoliberal thought -- chapter 2 Neoliberal ideas in Britain after 1945 -- chapter 3 Economic policy and the Thatcher government -- chapter 4 Liberalization? Exchange controls and enterprise zones -- chapter 5 Financial deregulation -- chapter 6 Trade union reform -- chapter 7 Electricity privatization -- chapter 8 Broadcasting policy -- chapter 9 Social policy: education vouchers and housing. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 our modern world. But how 'neoliberal' was Thatcherism? The link between ideas and the Thatcher government has frequently been over-generalised and under-specified. Existing accounts tend to characterise 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 |
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