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The Free Economy and the Strong State

The Politics of Thatcherism

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  • © 1988

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Authors:
  1. Andrew Gamble
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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. A crisis of hegemony

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 1-26

  3. The New Right

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 27-60

  4. From Butler to Thatcher

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 61-95

  5. The Thatcher Government 1979–87

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 96-139

  6. The pursuit of power

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 140-173

  7. The struggle for hegemony

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 174-207

  8. Politics, class and ideology

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 208-241

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 242-263
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An attempt to provide an account of the genesis of Thatcherism in opposition, its record in government, its relationship to the Conservative tradition and the ideological challenge of the New Right. The manner in which Thatcherism has been analysed by the Left and the Right is assessed.

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