Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan : a very political special relationship.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thatcher, Margaret.

Reagan, Ronald.

United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

United States.

International relations.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1979-1997.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.

Physical Description:

x, 261 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

"A connection between Thatcherite and Reaganite domestic policy is often assumed by historians. The two political leaders are commonly viewed in the same 'New Right' context. Yet, although there was an alignment - and this study shows how the two administrations cited developments across the Atlantic in justification of their respective policy agendas - it is clear that this shared context was often only in terms of rhetoric and presentation rather than in policy. In this ground-breaking study, containing over thirty interviews with key protagonists, James Cooper explores a more complex relationship between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan in the 1980s; he reveals the strengths and weaknesses of their political bonds, and shows that their fortunes, whilst in concurrent power, offered a crucial mutual validation as they sought to 'roll back the state.'"--P. [4] of cover.

Contents:

Introduction

PART I: Monetary Policy. 1. Origins and Implementation

2. From Prescribed Policy to Pragmatism

PART II: Taxation. 3. Origins and First Term Cuts

4. Second Term Cuts and Policy Transfer

PART III: Trade (Labor) Unions, privatisation and deregulation

5. Trade (Labor) Unions

6. Privatisation and Deregulation

Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendices

Interviewee biographies

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-247) and index.

ISBN:

9780230304055

0230304052

OCLC:

793573093