Thatcherism: The Ideology And The Leader 1979-1990

This paper introduces the unique of twentieth century Prime Ministers who her name has been given to a doctrine: Thatcherism. It also investigates the different interpretations and explanations given by different intellectuals and British political leaders to the doctrine and her objectives. Moreover, an attempt to unfold the impact of Thatcher's government on the British policy will be made, as well as an examination of the record of her policy implemented in the noteworthy fields: welfare state, privatisation, economy and foreign policy. Furthermore, light will be shed also on an issue that has a great importance to the understanding of Thatcher's views: "The Consensus Politics" on which the British Political System was based before Thatcher's access to power and try to figure out how she made an end to it and what had it costed her and her party for having broken this basis. ملخص تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى تحليل ما قامت به حكومة "ثاتشر" في الفترة من 1990/1979 بما يتعلق بالشؤون الاجتماعية، الخوصصة، الاقتصاد، والسياسة الخارجية. وكذلك إلقاء الضوء على ما كان يعتبر مهما جدا وهو "سياسة التفاهم" "The Consensus Politics " والتي اعتمدت عليها بريطانيا قبل مجيء "ثاتشر". هذه الأخيرة أنهت هاتة السياسة فور استلامها الحكم. وسنتطرق من خلال هذه الدراسة إلى النتائج المترتبة على السياسة الجديدة التي اتبعت مع مجيء "ثاتشر"