03252oam 2200517I 450 991082405850332120180719131420.00-367-34941-81-351-98764-X1-351-98765-810.4324/9781315272290 (CKB)3790000000537809(MiAaPQ)EBC5167333(OCoLC)1007508068(EXLCZ)99379000000053780920180706d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierNeoliberal thought and Thatcherism 'a transition from here to there?' /Robert LedgerFirst edition.London :Routledge,2018.1 online resource (176 pages)Routledge Studies in Modern British History ;211-315-27229-6 1-138-28026-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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 special interest groups, a core neoliberal concern. The results demonstrate a willingness to utilise 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. "--Provided by publisher.Routledge studies in modern British history ;21.NeoliberalismGreat Britain21st centuryConservatismGreat Britain21st centuryGreat BritainPolitics and government21st centuryNeoliberalismConservatism324.217Ledger Robert1695022MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824058503321Neoliberal thought and Thatcherism4073974UNINA