Margaret Thatcher. Desire to study the economic impact of Thatcher’s economic policy made me opt for Britain. She was strong proponent of free market economics and was subject to scrutiny for her nonconventional economic policies‚ known as Thatcherism. Thatcherism primarily called for reduction of government deficit‚ control of money supply with publicly announced targets‚ abandonment of price control‚ curbing government expenditure and reducing income tax‚ especially at upper and lower income. By
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transformation.’ Indeed‚ all the authors on this period of history give the Falklands at least some credit for Thatcher’s transformation and many of them believe the ‘Falklands Factor’ to be the overriding influence in the turnaround. In his discussion on ‘Thatcherism’ Eric Evans describes The Falklands Factor as the ‘single most important factor in the large Conservative election victory of 1983.’ One of Thatcher’s biographers‚ John Campbell declares that: ‘with the successful conclusion of the Falkland’s War…
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Thatcherism– It’s all about Leadership Margaret Thatcher-Style She led from the heart and embodied an ideological world view that shaped every decision she made. Her “Thatcherism” was rooted in her belief about the kind of leadership needed to save her country from economic collapse and preserve the freedoms she saw as fundamental to the British people. During years of immense challenge‚ she served as both captain and rudder‚ steering and steadying the ship of state on the course she saw as vital
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What are the key differences between ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Labour? Explanatory Concepts in Political Science Ben Aston 25.02.03 Since 1979 there have been dramatic changes in both the structure and organisation of the Labour Party. In part‚ this was in response to their failure to win a general election between 1979 and 1997. However‚ the change goes much further than that and can be perceived as a reflection of the continued struggle between ideologies
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Academic Writing Author: Qin Jialu Supervisor: Professor Shi Tongyun June 21‚ 2014 Tel: 18603550789 Pursuing Her Democracy‚ Leaving the Poor Behind ---On Thatcher’s Privatization of Council Housing: Right to Buy Abstract Thatcher’s policies revolving around privatization are a controversial gift to British people‚ among which the RTB policy‚ whose ultimate goal is to privatize council housing‚ has continuously been held in debate about its effect on British society. This paper explores the relationship
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Background Once known as the most unpopular woman in Britain‚ Margaret Thatcher revived a nation that was in a state of chaos. She was the first woman elected Prime Minister of the country and the only in the 20th century to serve three consecutive terms which was the longest since 1827. Through her extraordinary vision she brought forth radical changes‚ not just in her country but worldwide. She had a profound and permanent impact on politics and even changed her own Conservative Parties outlook
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Ideologies of Welfare For hundreds of years the health and general wellbeing of people and their families have suffered due to the difficulties that social policy and welfare provision has been continuously faced with as a result of the persistence of poverty. This essay will explain and discuss the ideologies of the major political parties‚ how they have influenced the development of welfare and the effects they have had on social policies and social care provisions. It will explain how these ideologies
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70999352924175These can be linked to: Different theories of society (Functionalist‚ Marxist‚ Interactionist‚ Feminist‚ etc.) Different theories of role of education within society (Functionalist‚ Marxist‚ Interactionist‚ Feminist‚ etc.) The Formal curriculum (content‚ social construction of‚ etc.) The Hidden curriculum (the experience of schooling‚ social learning‚ etc.) Differential Achievement (Class‚ Gender‚ Ethnicity) 350000These can be linked to: Different theories of society (Functionalist
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Anne Norton’s work on representation demonstrates the importance of an attunement to the contexts in which political ideas circulate. She translates key tenets of American liberalism into everyday practices like eating‚ dressing‚ and shopping. Such practices enact assumptions that freedom means choice and that people represent themselves and exercise authority when they choose freely. By contexualizing liberalism in quotidian activities‚ moreover‚ Norton draws out the way these activities challenge
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dared not to become too forceful; as seen through the failure of In Place of Strife‚ growing number of wildcat strikes in the 1970s and the psychologically devastating Winter of Discontent 1978-1979 This consensus ended in 1979 with the advent of Thatcherism; Thatcher derided consensus economics‚ “unemployment was a price worth paying”; which proves that an economic consensus certainly did exist Thatcher took on the unions and wholly smashed them‚ as seen through the miner’s strike 1984-5; destroying
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