As its name implies, Thatcherism refers to the ideology, style and policies of Margaret Thatcher, who was Prime Minister of the UK from 1979 to 1990, characterized by decreased state intervention, a free market economy, monetarist economic policy, privatization of state-owned industries, opposition to trade unions and a reduction in the welfare state. This category lists sites that discuss this ideology, whether in favor or against.
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The Economic Expert web site provides comprehensive information and other resources for Thatcherism in the late twentieth century British politics.
http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Thatcherism.htm
This web site provides information about Thatcherism, the system of political thought attributed to the governments of Margaret Thatcher between 1979 to 1990.
http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/thatcherism
On the Catholic site, the author, Friar Dwight Longnecker discusses the similarities between the politics of Margaret Thatcher and Catholic social teaching, which supports private initiative and limited government.
http://www.aleteia.org/en/politics/documents/was-thatcherism-catholic-881002
