{"product_id":"conservative-party-economic-policy-9781349451791","title":"Conservative Party Economic Policy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovering the period from Ted Heath's assumption of the leadership of the Conservative Party through to the early years of the Coalition, this volume provides a detailed analysis of the Tory Party's Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Policy-Making over the past 50 years providing an historical context for the political and economic events of today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's strength lies in its meticulous examination of original documents in the Conservative Party and National Archives, in the extensive range of interviews with key players and in its demonstration that policy-making has implicitly drawn on the twin strands of Tory paternalism and Whig liberalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSir Douglas Wass, Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard Wade has produced a definitive study of economic policy-making in the Conservative party from Edward Heath' premiership to the fall of John Major's government in 1997. The analysis provides a comprehensive analysis of what happened in the years when Mrs Thatcher was in Downing Street and lucidly explains why it happened. This was a period of dramatic change which shaped subsequent economic policy, making the book is a 'must read' for anyone trying to understand the origins of contemporary economic policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul Whiteley, Department of Government, University of Essex, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Conservatism, the Conservative Party and Political Economy 2. The Conservative Party and its Microeconomic Polices, 1964-97 3. The Conservative Party and the Labour Market, 1964-97 4. The Conservative Party and its Macroeconomic Policies, 1964-97 5. The Conservative Party and the Economy since 1997 6. Conclusions List of Sources Index","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738576007511,"sku":"9781349451791","price":43.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conservative-party-economic-policy-9781349451791","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}