Margaret Thatcher and Thatcherism. A neoliberal regency? : Grin Verlag : 9783668767577 : 3668767572 : 23 Aug 2018 : Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Miscellaneous, grade: 1,0, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, language: English, abstract: Throughout time economic theories have influenced the path of society and history. Neoliberalism is one of these economic theories and its roots trace back to classical liberalist of the 18th century like Adam Smith. Over time Neoliberalism has evolved into an independent school of thought aiming at maximizing the individual's freedom and limiting state power. The work by Friedrich August von Hayek and Milton Friedman can be seen as the underlying fundament of this school of thought. Neoliberalism became reality in the United Kingdom through the implementation of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's neoliberal policies in the 1980s and 1990s. In order to assess whether Thatcher's regency