The nature of privatisation in Britain, 1979–85
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6407047 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Young (0000-0003-4755-8725), Stephen Young (0000-0002-3472-3093, University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 235-252 |
| Publication date | 1986-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402388608424576 |
| OpenAlex | W2108504055 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 6 |
Since 1979 the term 'privatisation' has been much in evidence. It usually refers to three attempts by the Thatcher governments to 'roll back the public sector' ‐ selling parts of the nationalised industries, opening them up to greater competition, and contracting out public sector services to the private sector. This article argues that the thrust of the privatisation strategy goes much wider than is usually appreciated. It describes the case for it; examines the problems of defining it; outlines the forms it has taken; analyses the government's approach to it; and shows how its promotion has depended in part on government intervention and subsidies
Business · Competition (biology · Economic growth · Economic interventionism · Economic policy · Economics · Economy · Government (linguistics · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Private sector · Promotion (chess · Public sector · Subsidy · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration
Privatization Under Mrs. Thatcher
Changing relations in global environmental change
Instrumental policies
Marketization and privatization in mass education systems
Seventy Years of Privatizing the British National Health Service
The Competitive Agency
Explaining ‘Thatcherite’ Policies
Privatizing from within
Popular versus Elite Views of Privatization
From local economic initiatives to marriages a la mode
Framing Privatisation in the English National Health Service
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2016 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |