Confidence Regained: Economics, Mrs. Thatcher, and the British Voter

Elected to office at the end of a decade of economic decline, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher set out to cure Britain's ills with daring new free-market policies. Putting financial stability first on the agenda of macroeconomic priorities, the Thatcher government pursued this goal with rare tenacity. In Confidence Regained, Helmut Norpoth examines the electoral risks and rewards of this economic strategy.Professor Norpoth paints a vivid picture of the fierce battle over the economic polici...