Neoliberalisms in British Politics

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Thatcherism, Authoritarian Populism and ‘Roll-back’ Neoliberalism 3. New Labour, 'Modernisation' and ‘Roll-out’ Neoliberalism 4. The Big Society and Neoliberalism after the Crash 5. Conclusion: Explaining Neoliberal Resilience

About the author

Christopher Byrne is Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, UK.

Summary

Taking a chronological approach, this book challenges established economistic and ideologistic narratives of neoliberalism in Britain by charting the gradual diffusion of an increasingly interventionist neoliberal governmental rationality in British politics since the late-1970s.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Byrne, Christopher (Leeds Beckett University Byrne, Byrne Christopher
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367733445
• ISBN: 978-0-367-73344-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Routledge Studies in British Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies