LEADER 03252oam 2200517I 450 001 9910824058503321 005 20180719131420.0 010 $a0-367-34941-8 010 $a1-351-98764-X 010 $a1-351-98765-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315272290 035 $a(CKB)3790000000537809 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5167333 035 $a(OCoLC)1007508068 035 $a(EXLCZ)993790000000537809 100 $a20180706d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aNeoliberal thought and Thatcherism $e'a transition from here to there?' /$fRobert Ledger 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (176 pages) 225 1 $aRoutledge Studies in Modern British History ;$v21 311 $a1-315-27229-6 311 $a1-138-28026-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $achapter 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. 330 $a"The premiership of Margaret Thatcher has been portrayed as uniquely ideological in its pursuit of a more market-based economy. A body of literature has been built on how a sharp turn to the right by the Conservative Party during the 1980s - inspired by the likes of Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek - acted as one of the key stepping-stones to the turbo-charged capitalism and globalization of our modern world. But how 'neoliberal' was Thatcherism? The link between ideas and the Thatcher government has frequently been over-generalised and under-specified. Existing accounts tend to characterise neoliberalism as a homogeneous, and often ill-defined, group of thinkers that exerted a broad influence over the Thatcher government. In particular, this study explores how Margaret Thatcher approached special interest groups, a core neoliberal concern. The results demonstrate a willingness to utilise the state, often in contradictory ways, to pursue apparently more market-orientated policies. This book - through a combination of archival research, interviews and examination of neoliberal thought itself - defines the dominant strains of neoliberalism more clearly and explores their relationship with Thatcherism. "--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aRoutledge studies in modern British history ;$v21. 606 $aNeoliberalism$zGreat Britain$y21st century 606 $aConservatism$zGreat Britain$y21st century 607 $aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government$y21st century 615 0$aNeoliberalism 615 0$aConservatism 676 $a324.217 700 $aLedger$b Robert$01695022 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824058503321 996 $aNeoliberal thought and Thatcherism$94073974 997 $aUNINA