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Rogers, Chris (Christopher James) (2014) From union legislation to financial reform : a reflection on Thatcherism, capital and the British state. Capital & Class, 38 (2). pp. 289-302. doi:10.1177/0309816814530125 ISSN 0309-8168.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0309816814530125
Abstract
In the days and weeks following the death of Margaret Thatcher, a broad range of views about her legacy were expressed in various forums, nearly all of which, for better or worse, emphasised the significance of Thatcherism. This paper reflects on this legacy through an examination of industrial relations policy, macro-economic policy and financial reform, and argues that the Thatcher governments’ primary significance lies in the means by which the interests of labour were subordinated to the end of accumulation, rather than the attempt to achieve these ends as such. Instead, it identifies continuity in attempts by the British state to co-opt or subordinate labour, and argues that the demonization of Thatcherism diverts attention from more fundamental questions about the exploitative and crisis-prone nature of capitalist social relations.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Industrial relations, Deregulation, Macroeconomics | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Capital & Class | ||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 0309-8168 | ||||
| Official Date: | June 2014 | ||||
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| Volume: | 38 | ||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 14 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 289-302 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/0309816814530125 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 22 April 2016 | ||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 25 April 2016 | ||||
| Funder: | Leverhulme Trust (LT) |
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