UK Environmental Policy in the 1990s
The central controversy running through this book is whether Mrs Thatcher's famous 'green' speeches of 1988 marked a fundamental shift by the Conservative Government towards environmentalism, or whether they were merely political rhetoric, designed to rule out a temporary surge of pop...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
1995, 1995
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The central controversy running through this book is whether Mrs Thatcher's famous 'green' speeches of 1988 marked a fundamental shift by the Conservative Government towards environmentalism, or whether they were merely political rhetoric, designed to rule out a temporary surge of popular support for the Green Party. The conclusion arrived at is mixed: in some policy areas a definite shift has occurred, but in others it is 'business as usual'. An overall change of gear is still awaited |
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| Physical Description: | XVIII, 308 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781349242375 |