The Rise and Fall of Thatcherism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4558536 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Clarke (0000-0003-0892-1907, St. John's College, Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 179 |
| Pages | 301-322 |
| Publication date | 1999-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historical Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-3471 • E-ISSN: 1468-2281 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2281.00086 |
| OpenAlex | W1989795984 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The 'battle of the books' conducted in memoirs of the Thatcher government can yield valuable historical insights. 'Doctrinal Thatcherism' is examined, especially the proclaimed filiation of the Medium Term Financial Strategy from Friedmanite monetarism. This is shown to be somewhat uncertain either in theory or in practice. Yet the ability of Thatcherism to withstand such frailties proved it ideologically robust in both objectives and methods. If its appeal was crucially dependent on the personality of Thatcher herself, her fall was likewise irreducibly personal, as illustrated in her handling of the poll tax and of her relations with key colleagues
Ancient history · Appeal · Battle · Economics · Ideology · Keynesian economics · Law and economics · Memoir · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Thatcherism · History · Law · Philosophy · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Finance
| Citations per year | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2021 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |