British & Commonwealth - Armed Forces, Great Britain - Politics & Government, Historical Biography - Britain, Military Policy, Diplomacy & International Relations, British History - General & Miscellaneous
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Drawing upon a wide range of interviews with many of the key actors, Andrew Dorman examines how defense policy was formulated and implemented during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher. This period witnessed major transformations in international and domestic politics, with defense emerging from its traditional postwar position of relative insignificance to become one of the key issues at the 1983 and 1987 general elections. Dorman provides a new understanding of policymaking by analyzing defense policy in terms of three constituent parts: declaratory policy; military strategy and procurement policy.Synopsis
Drawing upon a wide range of interviews with many of the key actors, Andrew Dorman examines how defense policy was formulated and implemented during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher. This period witnessed major transformations in international and domestic politics, with defense emerging from its traditional postwar position of relative insignificance to become one of the key issues at the 1983 and 1987 general elections. Dorman provides a new understanding of policymaking by analyzing defense policy in terms of three constituent parts: declaratory policy; military strategy and procurement policy.Editorials
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Dorman (defense studies, King's College) draws on a number of previously unavailable interviews with involved parties to examine the implementation of British defense policy during Margaret Thatcher's premiership. He focuses on three important elements of defense policy: official policy, military strategy, and procurement policy, and the impact of international and domestic policy upon them. The volume is organized chronologically, covering the evolution of British defense policy from 1979-1989. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
March 7, 2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN
9780230560437