Ideas and Economic Crises in Britain from Attlee to Blair (1945-2005)

ISBN-13: 9780415533430 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012

Matthias M. Matthijs

Opis

During the period from 1945 to 2005, Britain underwent two deep-seated institutional transformations when political elites successfully challenged the prevailing wisdom on how to govern the economy. Why were Heath & Blair unsuccessful in their attempts to refashion Britain, when Atlee & Thatcher implemented most of their reforms?

Spis treści

1. Continuity and Change in British Economic Policymaking 2. Crisis, Ideas and Path Dependence: Theoretical Framework and Postware Britain's Changing Political Economy 3. Clement Attlee’s Postwar 'Settlement' (1945-1970): Depression, War, Keynes, Beveridge and a New Consensus 4. Relative Decline and the Unravelling of Consensus (1959-1979): From 'Having it so Good' to the 'Winter of Discontent' 5. Margaret Thatcher’s Triumph (1975-1990): Inflation, Hayek, and the Overhaul of the British State 6. Thatcherism’s Flaws and Tony Blair’s Consolidation (1987-2005): From the Lawson Boom to New Labour’s 'New Britain' 7. Conclusion: Made in Britain Postscript Bibliography

O autorze

Matthias Matthijs is Assistant Professor of International Political Economy at American University’s School of International Service and Professorial Lecturer of International Economics and International Relations at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC