{"product_id":"the-legacy-of-thatcherism-assessing-and-exploring-thatcherite-social-and-economic-policies-paperback-softback-9780197265703","title":"The Legacy of Thatcherism; Assessing and Exploring Thatcherite Social and Economic Policies (Paperback \/ softback) 9780197265703","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Legacy of Thatcherism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAssessing and Exploring Thatcherite Social and Economic Policies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780197265703, OUP Oxford\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 February 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages, 12 figures\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.7 x 2.1 cm, 0.566 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThree 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. \n\nOf 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. \n\nYet, 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).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Conservatism \u0026amp; right-of-centre democratic ideologies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Conservatism \u0026amp; right-of-centre democratic ideologies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Conservatism%20\u0026amp;%20right-of-centre%20democratic%20ideologies%20%5BJPFM%5D%22\"\u003eJPFM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52463029158168,"sku":"9780197265703","price":26.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780197265703.jpg?v=1785545879","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-legacy-of-thatcherism-assessing-and-exploring-thatcherite-social-and-economic-policies-paperback-softback-9780197265703","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}