A neoliberal revolution?
Thatcherism and the reform of British pensions
$143.42
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
23 June 2026
Summary
This book examines the Thatcher government’s attempt to revolutionise Britain’s pensions system in the 1980s and create a nation of risk-taking savers with an individual stake in capitalism.
Drawing upon recently-released archival records, it shows how the ideas motivating these reforms journeyed from the writings of neoliberal intellectuals into government and became the centrepiece of a plan to abolish significant parts of the UK’s welfare state and replace these wi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526198006 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1526198002 |
| Author: | Dr Aled Davies, Dr James Freeman, Hugh Pemberton |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Imprint: | Manchester University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 23 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 584g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 22mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
CHOICE Recommended‘This capstone book by three academics widely known in modern British politics and social policy is key to understanding the policy and politics of the Thatcher era of the late 1970s and 1980s, one of the most important eras in modern British history.’M. J. Moore, emeritus, Appalachian State University‘We are still living, the authors note, “with the consequences of policies salvaged from a failed revolution”. … What also comes through powerfully in their account are the poor judgment and faulty political instincts of nearly everyone involved.’Professor Helen McCarthy, University of Cambridge
– .About The Author
Dr Aled Davies
Aled Davies is Departmental and College Lecturer in Modern British History at St. John’s College, University of Oxford.
James Freeman is Senior Lecturer in Political History and Digital Humanities at the University of Bristol.
Hugh Pemberton is Emeritus Professor of Contemporary British History at the University of Bristol.
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