イギリスの新自由主義 : サッチャー政府経済政策の検証(大会報告・共通論題:新自由主義の政策展開)

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This paper examines the structure and impact of the economic policies of the Thatcher governments. My principal focus is on the effects of privatization of publicly-owned industries and deregulation in the financial sectors. It is often argued that when a national industry is privatized, its productivity improves. But I cannot find evidence to support this argument. Two points, however, are very clear. First, the public sector, which had been one of the socialist symbols for the left-wingers in the Labour party, sustained serious damage. Secondly, more workers were dismissed in the privatized industries than in others. Trade unions were forced to rethink their campaigning strategies, since many of their members were in the privatized industries. Deregulation of the financial sector has not necessarily been good for the British economy. It may be possible to say that deregulation has accelerated the 'Wimbledon process' in the financial industries.
2002-04-20