03740oam 2200697I 450 991046496470332120200520144314.00-415-53343-01-283-59066-297866139031120-203-84274-X1-136-90790-410.4324/9780203842744 (CKB)2560000000092895(EBL)1020299(OCoLC)810082548(SSID)ssj0000711419(PQKBManifestationID)12315801(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711419(PQKBWorkID)10682275(PQKB)10227326(MiAaPQ)EBC1020299(Au-PeEL)EBL1020299(CaPaEBR)ebr10598538(CaONFJC)MIL390311(EXLCZ)99256000000009289520180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIdeas and economic crises in Britain from Attlee to Blair (1945-2005) /Matthias MatthijsLondon ;New York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (273 p.)Routledge explorations in economic history ;49Routledge explorations in economic history ;49Description based upon print version of record.0-203-70923-3 0-415-57944-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-251) and index.Cover; Ideas and Economic Crises in Britain from Attlee to Blair (1945-2005); Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 Continuity and change in British economic policy making; 2 Crisis, ideas, and path dependence:Theoretical framework and postwar Britain's changing political economy; 3 Clement Attlee's postwar"settlement" (1945-1970):Depression, war, Keynes, Beveridge,and a new consensus; 4 Relative decline and the unraveling of consensus(1959-1979):From "having it so good" to the"winter of discontent"5 Margaret Thatcher's triumph(1975-1990):Inflation, Hayek, and the overhaul of the British state6 Thatcherism's flaws and Tony Blair's consolidation (1987-2005):From the Lawson boom to New Labour's "New Britain"; 7 Conclusion:Made in Britain; Postscript:Gordon Brown, the "Great Recession," and the future of neoliberalism; Appendix:List of interviewees; Notes; Bibliography; IndexDuring the period from 1945 to 2005, Britain underwent two deep-seated institutional transformations when political elites successfully challenged the prevailing wisdom on how to govern the economy. Attlee and Thatcher were able to effectively implement most of their political platforms. During this period there were also two opportunities to challenge existing institutional arrangements. Heath's 'U-turn' in 1972 signalled his failure to implement the radical agenda promised upon election in 1970, whilst Tony Blair's New Labour similarly failed to instigate a major break with the 'ThatcheriRoutledge explorations in economic history ;49.Financial crisesGreat BritainHistoryGreat BritainEconomic policy1945-1964Great BritainEconomic policy1964-1979Great BritainEconomic policy1979-1997Great BritainEconomic policy1997-Electronic books.Financial crisesHistory.330.941/085Matthijs Matthias.947909MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464964703321Ideas and economic crises in Britain from Attlee to Blair (1945-2005)2142630UNINA