Thatcherism

This book examines the pace of change and the nature of the Thatcherite revolution, 1983-87. It draws on 30 interviews with ministers and officials and offers a critique of existing theories of Thatcherism. The author assesses the progress of, opposition to and future of policy.

Autorentext

MARTIN HOLMES is Senior Research Fellow at Mansfield College, Oxford. He graduated in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at University College, Oxford and was awarded his doctorate in 1981. Dr Holmes is the author of Political Pressures and Economic Policy: British Government, 1970-4, The Labour Government, 1974-79: Political Aims and Economic Reality and The First Thatcher Government, 1979-83: Contemporary Conservatism and Economic Change.

Inhalt
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