Conservative economic policymaking and the birth of Thatcherism, 1964-1979. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Adrian Williamson, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, UK.
• Authors: Williamson, Adrian
• Contents: Preface And Acknowledgements -- List Of Tables And Figures -- List Of Abbreviations -- About The Author -- 1. Introduction -- The Historiographical Context -- Methodology And Approach -- The Argument And Structure Of This Book -- 2. Policymaking: Structures, Ideas And Influences -- Introduction -- The Conservative Economic Inheritance -- Policymaking 1964-1970 -- How, Who And What? -- The Powellite Challenge -- 1970-1974: Crisis In Government -- How Who And What? -- Party Dissent -- Keynesian Loss Of Faith? -- 1974-9: Conservative Reappraisal -- Capture By The Think-Thanks? -- Reconsideration -- The Battle Of Ideas -- 3. Tax And Spend: Towards A Smaller State? -- Introduction -- Taxation -- Reform And Pacemakers, 1964-1974 -- The Outside World: Debating Tax In The 1970s -- The Conservatives And Tax, 1974-1979 -- Public Spending -- Less Is More: 1964 To 1971 -- 1971 To 1974: Pump Priming -- The 1970s Spending Crisis -- The Conservatives And Spending, 1974-1979 -- A New Frontier? -- Less Welfare? -- Building Wealth? -- North Sea Oil To The Rescue? -- Conclusions -- 4. From Prices And Incomes Policy To Sado-Monetarism? -- Introduction -- Planning Prices And Incomes -- 1964-1971: Tory Indecision Was Final -- Statutory Restraint: Conservative Policy 1972-1974 -- Towards Prices And Incomes Policy -- The Importance Of Money -- The Debate About Inflation -- Labour In Power 1974-79: Tory Rethink On Prices And Incomes Policy -- The Social Contract -- Conservative Discussions On Prices And Incomes Policy -- Price And Dividend Control -- Were The Conservatives Theoretical Monetarists? -- Conclusions -- 5. Conservative Industrial Policy: The End Of The Mixed Economy? -- Introduction -- Industry And The State -- Industry, The State And Politics -- The Industrial Problem ₆ And Proposed Solutions -- Post-War Industrial Policy -- The Conservatives And The Nationalised Industries -- Policymaking 1964-1970 -- The Conservative Government 1970-1974: Confusion Confounded? -- The Nationalised Industries 1974-1979: The Origins Of Privatisation? -- The Conservatives And Industrial Decline -- 1964-1970 -- Lame Ducks: 1970-1974 -- Lame Ducks To The Slaughter 1974-1979? -- A Positive Policy For Industry? -- 1964-1970 -- Interventionism And The 1972 Act -- Policymaking 1974-1979: Trusting The Market And The Wider Debate -- Conclusions -- 6. Trade Unions: The Discipline Of Law? -- Introduction 239 -- The (Strong) Position Of The Unions Before 1979 -- The Trade Unions: Strengths And Weaknesses -- The Intellectual Context -- Bringing The State In: 1964-1974 -- Towards The Act: 1964-1971 -- The 1971 Act Fails: 1971-1974 -- Rethinking Policy, 1975-1979 -- Official Policymaking -- Other Voices -- Stepping Stones -- Conclusions -- 7. Britain's Role In The World Economy -- Introduction -- The Conservatives And Europe -- 1961-75: Getting In -- 1975-1979: Digging In -- Sterling, Trade And The Balance Of Payments -- Phase One: Defending Sterling, 1964-1971 -- Phase Two: Floating, Sinking And The Aes, 1972-1976 -- Phase Three: Let The Pound Rise, 1976- -- Monetarism In One Country? -- Flows Of Oil And Capital -- The European Monetary System -- Flows Of People: Immigration -- Conclusions -- 8. Conclusion -- Concluding Thoughts -- Further Work -- The 1950s Revisited -- The Thatcher Governments 1979-1990 (And To 2015?) -- What About The Voters? -- Thatcherism Now -- Notes -- Bibliography And Other Sources.
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 378 pages)
• Subjects: 330.941/0858; History; Industrial policy -- Great Britain; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference; Economic policy; Industrial policy; Politics and government; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy; Political Science -- Public Policy -- General; Political economy; Public administration; Economic policy; Public policy; History -- Europe -- Great Britain; British & Irish history; Great Britain -- Economic policy -- 1964-1979; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1964-1979; Great Britain; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137460264; 1137460261; 9781349689743; 1349689742
• Related ISBNs: 9781137460257
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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