Thatcherism by Bob Jessop

Thatcherism by Bob Jessop

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Summary

In this critical discussion of the debates surrounding Mrs Thatcher part one presents a general review of the account of Thatcherism by economic and political analysts from the mid-70s, and part two situates and reproduces a debate on the subject between Stuart Hall and the authors.

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Thatcherism by Bob Jessop

In this critical discussion of the debates surrounding Margaret Thatcher, the first part presents a general review of the account of Thatcherism developed by academics and economic and political analysts from the mid-70s, and part two situates and reproduces a debate on the subject between Stuart Hall and the authors. In the third part the authors relate the issues raised by competing accounts of Thatcherism to some of the key theoretical and methodological problems in current social and political analysis such as - structure and agency, state-centred versus society-centred approaches to politics, the relative autonomy of the political, the role of class interests and social movements.
Jessop, Bob: - Bob Jessop is Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University. He works on critical governance studies and welfare state restructuring and was previously involved in the WISERD Civil Society Research Centre.
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ISBN 13 9780745606705
ISBN 10 0745606709
Title Thatcherism
Author Bob Jessop
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Polity Press
Year published 1988-12-12
Number of pages 200
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