Although precipitated by local conditions, the Thatcher (or more broadly the Thatcher-Reagan) revolution became an instantly recognizable global brand for a set of ideas that inspired policies to free markets from government interference. Three decades later, the world is in a slump, and many people attribute the global crisis to these very ideas.
伦敦——三十年前的本月，玛格丽特·撒切尔开始执掌政权，虽然受制于英国本国条件，撒切尔式的革命还是立即成为了一个国际标签。这套理论的核心思想是以自由市场来代替政府的干预。三十年后的今天，世界正处于经济萧条之中，一些人把此次全球危机的原因归咎于以上的理论。