The Major Premiership. Politics and Policies Under John Major, 1990-97.
Peter Dorey
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Hardback. Examines the politics and policies of the Major governments from 1990 to 1997. The book includes how and why the Major governments sought to reform the civil service, local government, education and social security, and the extent to which such reform constituted a continuation of Thatcherism. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; JPFM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
This book examines the politics and policies of the Major governments from 1990 to 1997. It examines how and why the Major governments sought to reform the civil service, local government, education, social security, and industrial relations, and the extent to which such reform constituted a continuation of Thatcherism. It also considers the problems experienced by John Major in leading and managing the parliamentary Conservative party, with Europe proving particularly problematic for his premiership.
This book examines the politics and policies of the Major governments from 1990 to 1997. It examines how and why the Major governments sought to reform the civil service, local government, education, social security, and industrial relations, and the extent to which such reform constituted a continuation of Thatcherism. It also considers the problems experienced by John Major in leading and managing the parliamentary Conservative party, with Europe proving particularly problematic for his premiership.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333736814
SKU
V9780333736814
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99-15
About Peter Dorey
ROB BAGGOTT Reader in Public Policy, De Montford University, Leicester JIM BULLER Lecturer in Politics, Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham DAVID BROUGHTON Lecturer in Politics, School of European Studies, Cardiff University PHILIP COWLEY Lecturer in Politics, University of Hull, and Research Secretary, Centre for Legislative Studies COLIN HAY Lecturer, Department of Political Science and International ... Read more
Reviews for The Major Premiership. Politics and Policies Under John Major, 1990-97.
'A searching and judicious survey of the Major years, showing how the Government's relentless drift to the right inevitably ended in electoral disaster for the Conservative Party. A scholarly and at the same time extremely readable book.' - Lord Gilmour 'John Major will always suffer because of his misfortune in coming after Margaret Thatcher and before Tony ... Read more