TY - BOOK ID - 135906192 TI - Neoliberal thought and Thatcherism : 'a transition from here to there?' PY - 2018 SN - 0367349418 135198764X 1351987658 9781315272290 1315272296 9781351987639 1351987631 9781351987653 9781351987646 9781138280267 1138280267 PB - London : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Neoliberalism KW - Conservatism KW - Thatcher, Margaret. KW - Great Britain KW - Politics and government UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135906192 AB - "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. ER -