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Cookie akzeptieren- GRIN Verlag
- 2011
- Taschenbuch
- 72 Seiten
- ISBN 9783640906147
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Western Europe, University of Exeter (College of Social Sciences and International Studies), course: BA (Hons) Economics & Politics, language: English, abstract: Thatcherism continues to be one of the most contentious approaches in British politics today, just as its figurehead continues to be one of the most divisive figures in British political history. Despite its regard with both shame and pride within the Conservative party, it remains an influential approach to polity today, affecting every government that has followed Mrs Thatcher's. The philosophy that Thatcher and her closest allies embodied and brought to life between 1979 and 1990 is being exhumed for its values of a smaller state and a stronger, more independent economy following a ruinous financial crisis and critical public examination of national finances. The Keynesian renaissance that took hold at the height of the financial crisis has lost grip and ground to a resurgence in what is essentially a Thatcherite consensus. This dissertation will first explore the key philosophical points of Thatcherism, exemplified during her time in office as Prime Minister. Secondly, it will examine the legacy of Thatcher and how Thatcherism has been an undeniable influence on politics since 1990. Finally, it will examine whether a return to stronger Thatcherite influences on public policy are desirable in light of an on-going economic crisis of British public finances. Britain's national debt is now over £4 trillion - a staggering amount
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