The Impact of Thatcherism on Health and Well-Being in Britain

@article{ScottSamuel2014TheIO,
  title={The Impact of Thatcherism on Health and Well-Being in Britain},
  author={A. Scott-Samuel and C. Bambra and Chik Collins and D. Hunter and G. McCartney and Kat Smith},
  journal={International Journal of Health Services},
  year={2014},
  volume={44},
  pages={53 - 71}
}
  • A. Scott-Samuel, C. Bambra, +3 authors Kat Smith
  • Published 2014
  • Economics, Medicine
  • International Journal of Health Services
    • Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013) was the United Kingdom's prime minister from 1979 to 1990. Her informal transatlantic alliance with U.S. President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989 played an important role in the promotion of an international neoliberal policy agenda that remains influential today. Her critique of UK social democracy during the 1970s and her adoption of key neoliberal strategies, such as financial deregulation, trade liberalization, and the privatization of public goods and… CONTINUE READING
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