Thatcherism
Scope and Limits, 1983-87
Martin Holmes(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 6. July 1989
Book
Hardback
184 pages
978-0-333-49232-1 (ISBN)
Description
Dr Holmes describes the second phase of the Thatcherite revolution during the 1983-7 government. He argues that Thatcherism is a recognizable political phenomenon which has sought a radical change in economic and social policy but that the pace of change has been uneven. In some areas, such as trade union reform and privatization, reform was seen to be swift and effectively executed. But more subtle opposition within the Conservative party itself, local government, the BBC and among intellectual opinion witnessed the government's philosophy and policy prescriptions wholly or partially blocked. The author concludes that while the nature of Thatcherism is now established the full extent of its effects on British politics and society depends on a variety of variable going beyond the government's arithmetical prliamentary majority. The author has written "Political Pressure and Economic Policy: British Government, 1970-74", "The Labour Government, 1974-79: Political Aims and Economic Reality" and "The First Thatcher Government, 1979-83: Contemporary Conservatism and Economic Change".
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-49232-1 (9780333492321)
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Content
Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART 1 THE SCOPE OF THATCHERISM - Thatcherism defined - The scope of Thatcherism and economic policy - The scope of Thatcherism and trade union power - The scope of Thatcherism and privatisation - The scope of Thatcherism and foreign policy - PART 2 THE LIMITS OF THATCHERISM - The limits of Thatcherism and the Conservative Party - The limits of Thatcherism and the British Left - The limits of Thatcherism and intellectual opinion - The limits of Thatcherism and electoral behaviour - Concluding thoughts - Bibliography - Index