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Abstract
It is now over a decade since the run on Northern Rock augured the onset of a financial crisis whose reverberations are still being felt in the British political system. The response to the crisis, not least the austerity inflicted on the majority of the population, fanned the flames of social and economic discontent that found its political expression in the 2016 referendum decision in favour of leaving the European Union.
Brexit prompted another outbreak of soul-searching amongst the UK establishment about how to allay the plight of those ‘left behind’ or ‘let down’ by globalization. Against this background Theresa May’s turn to industrial policy, with its tacit acceptance of a role for the state in shaping economic outcomes, appears to mark the resurrection of the kinds of selective government intervention thought to have ended with the Thatcher administrations.
Brexit prompted another outbreak of soul-searching amongst the UK establishment about how to allay the plight of those ‘left behind’ or ‘let down’ by globalization. Against this background Theresa May’s turn to industrial policy, with its tacit acceptance of a role for the state in shaping economic outcomes, appears to mark the resurrection of the kinds of selective government intervention thought to have ended with the Thatcher administrations.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | McMaster University |
Media of output | Online |
Publication status | Published - 26 Sept 2018 |
Keywords
- industrial strategy
- Brexit
- Theresa May
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Political Science and International Relations
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The Distinctiveness of State Capitalism in Britain
Craig Berry (Speaker) & James Silverwood (Speaker)
15 Dec 2020 → 16 Dec 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Austerity and its Alternatives: Impediments to Change and Ways to Overcome Them
Richard Woodward (Speaker) & James Silverwood (Contributor)
23 Mar 2018 → 24 Mar 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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What We Do in the Shadows: dual industrial policy during the Thatcher governments, 1979–1990
Woodward, R. & Silverwood, J., May 2023, In: British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 25, 2, p. 348-364 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prisoner of the Past: British industrial policy from Empire to Brexit
Silverwood, J. & Woodward, R., Feb 2021, The Political Economy of Industrial Strategy in the UK : From Productivity Problems to Development Dilemmas. Berry, C., Froud, J. & Barker, T. (eds.). Agenda PublishingResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Show Must Go On: British Industrial Policy and the Creative Industries
Silverwood, J. & Ariza, K., 1 Jun 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Political Insight. 12, 2, p. 36-39 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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