new right conservatism overview

• A marriage of neo-liberal and neo-conservative views
• Key thinkers - Rand and Nozick
• Origins - 1970s, a rival to One Nation Conservatism
• Economic policies designed to fight high inflation and unemployment + falling demand.
• Closely associated with Thatcher and Reagan
• Neo-liberal

  • Modernised classical liberalism
  • Free market capitalism, minimal state
  • Atomisitic individualism
  • Privatisation under Thatcher
• Neo-conservatism

  • More socio-political than econonomic
  • A reaction to "permissive" behaviour
  • Focus on social order and public morality
  • Hierachy and authority of traditional instiutions maintained
  • Strong state, anti-multiculturalism, anti-choice