Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan

A Very Political Special Relationship
2012. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-349-33847-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 261 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

A new exploration of the relationship between the Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan administrations in domestic policy. Using recently released documentary material and extensive research interviews, James Cooper demonstrates how specific policy transfer between these 'political soul mates' was more limited than is typically assumed.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cooper, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: MONETARY POLICY Origins and Implementation From Prescribed Policy to Pragmatism PART II: TAXATION Origins and First Term Cuts Second Term Cuts and Policy Transfer PART III: TRADE (LABOUR) UNIONS, PRIVATISATION AND DEREGULATION Trade (Labour) Unions Privatisation and Deregulation Conclusion Bibliography Appendices Interviewee biographies

Über Autor(innen)

JAMES COOPER completed his PhD at Aberystwyth University, UK, in 2010, and then became Lecturer in Modern History at the same institution. During the 2012/13 academic year he will be the Fulbright-Robertson Visiting Professor of British History at Westminster College, Missouri, in the United States.