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Stephen Farrall - The Legacy of Thatcherism: Assessing and Exploring Thatcherite Social and Economic Policies - 9780197265703 - V9780197265703
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The Legacy of Thatcherism: Assessing and Exploring Thatcherite Social and Economic Policies

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Description for The Legacy of Thatcherism: Assessing and Exploring Thatcherite Social and Economic Policies Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Farrall, Stephen; Hay, Colin. Series: British Academy Original Paperbacks. Num Pages: 260 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JKS; JPFM; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 570.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
British Academy Original Paperbacks
Condition
New
Weight
568g
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780197265703
SKU
V9780197265703
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
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About Stephen Farrall
Stephen Farrall is Professor of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Criminological Research at the University of Sheffield. Previous monographs of his include: Godfrey, B., Cox, D. and Farrall, S. (2011) Serious Criminals: A Historical Study of Habitual Criminals, Clarendon Studies in Criminology, Oxford University Press and Farrall, S., Jackson, J. and Gray, E. (2009) Social Order and the ... Read more

Reviews for The Legacy of Thatcherism: Assessing and Exploring Thatcherite Social and Economic Policies
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.
Leanne-Marie Cotter, Political Studies Review

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