The Legacy of Thatcherism by Farrall, Stephen; Hay, Colin;

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Examining the policies of the Thatcher governments helps us understand the economic and social conditions in Britain today. The book explores Thatcherite policies on the economy, social welfare, housing, education, crime, families, and social inequality, and examines what can be said about the legacy of Thatcherism for the 21st century.

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Hosszú leírás:

Three decades after the election of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister, it is perhaps time to take stock of the concept of 'Thatcherism' and the prominent role it has played in the history of post-war Britain.

Of course, there is much debate about what Thatcherism actually was or is. Some commentators argue that Thatcherism was more noteworthy for its rhetoric than for its achievements. The welfare state, for example, emerged little changed after eleven years of Thatcherism. Some historians additionally suggest that other social forces that existed prior to Thatcher will outlast her.

Yet, whichever way one looks at it, the Thatcherite project of the 1980s brought about a fundamental reorganisation of much of the UK's social and economic life. Did Thatcherite policies dramatically alter the trajectory of the country's development? Can even long-term and seemingly enduring path dependencies be altered as dramatically as claimed?. Ought Thatcher's period in office be seen as a 'critical juncture' for the UK? This book brings together a range of experts in housing, economics, law and order, education, welfare, families, geography and politics to discuss the enduring legacy of those social and economic policies initiated by the first of the UK's New Right governments (1979-1990).

Among the wealth of literature on Thatcher and Thatcherism, this book deserves to be seen as a major contribution to the field. An accessible, well-written, informative and refreshing perspective, this text is an engaging must-read for British politics academics and students, as well as those with a general interest in the area.

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Tartalomjegyzék:

• PART ONE: SETTING THE SCENE


• 1: Colin Hay and Stephen Farrall: Interrogating and Conceptualising the Legacy of Thatcherism


• PART TWO: SPECIFIC POLICY DOMAINS


• 2: Helen Thompson: The Thatcherite Economic Legacy


• Commentary: The Long Run Economic Consequences of Mrs Thatcher


• 3: Michael Hill and Alan Walker: What were the lasting effects of Thatcher's Legacy for Social Security? The Burial of Beveridge?


• Commentary: What were the lasting effects of Thatcher's legacy for social security? A Commentary


• 4: Peter Dorey: The Legacy of Thatcherism for Education Policies: Markets, Managerialism and Malice (towards Teachers)


• Commentary: English Passions: Thatcherism and Schooling


• 5: Ken Murie: The Housing Legacy of Thatcherism


• Commentary: Thatcherism and housing policy: a commentary


• 6: Miriam David: What were the lasting effects of Thatcher's Legacy for Families in the UK?


• Commentary: Women, the Family and Contemporary Conservative Party Politics: From Thatcher to Cameron


• 7: Stephen Farrall and Will Jennings: Thatcherism and Crime: The Beast that Never Roared?


• Commentary: Thatcherism and Crime: The Beast that Never Roared?: A Commentary


• 8: Danny Dorling: Mapping the Thatcherite Legacy: The human geography of social inequality in Britain since the 1970s


• Commentary: Mrs Thatcher's iniquitous geographies: why spatial dynamics matter


• 9: Carol Walker: 'Don't cut down the tall poppies': Thatcherism and the Strategy of Inequality


• Commentary: Inequality, its persistence and its costs


• PART THREE: CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS


• 10: Colin Hay and Stephen Farrall: Locating 'Thatcherism' in the 'here and now'

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