Thatcherism, poverty and social justice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12937757 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Hickson (0000-0002-4006-4944, University of Liverpool, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 135-145 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Poverty and Social Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1759-8273 • E-ISSN: 1759-8281 |
| Publisher | Policy Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/175982710x513803 |
| OpenAlex | W2157123535 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This article examines the approach of the Conservative governments between 1979 and 1997 towards the issues of poverty and social justice. The first section of the article analyses the theoretical underpinnings of the Conservative Party’s approach in these years – namely the New Right, which consisted of both liberal and traditionalist conservative elements that sought to reverse the postwar consensus. The article goes on to examine the policies of the Thatcher governments before arguing that the Major government was actually much more radical in policy terms than the Thatcher administration had been
Administration (probate law · Conservative government · Development economics · Economic Justice · Economics · Government (linguistics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Social justice · Sociology · Thatcherism · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2023 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |