‘Survival capitalism’ and the Big Bang - Culture, contingency and capital in the making of the 1980s financial revolution

Survival Capitalism is a cultural history of the 1980s financial revolution. It ranges in scope across the Thatcher government, the Bank of England, London Stock Exchange and member firms, and Lloyd’s of London. It offers timely new perspectives on the City of London’s Big Bang reforms as the Conservatives contemplate Big Bang 2.0 in the 2020s. -- .