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Ideas and economic crises in Britain from Attlee to Blair (1945-2005) /
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. Attlee and Thatcher were able to effectively implement most of their political platforms. During this...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2011.
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| Colección: | Routledge explorations in economic history ;
49. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. Attlee and Thatcher were able to effectively implement most of their political platforms. During this period there were also two opportunities to challenge existing institutional arrangements. Heath's 'U-turn' in 1972 signalled his failure to implement the radical agenda promised upon election in 1970, whilst Tony Blair's New Labour similarly failed to instigate a major break with the 'Thatcheri. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 258 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-251) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203842744 020384274X 9781136907906 1136907904 1283590662 9781283590662 9781136907852 1136907858 9781136907890 1136907890 9780415533430 0415533430 9786613903112 6613903116 |