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In this study, the familial and political history of Margaret Thatcher as a woman leader was analysed. In this context, information was presented about Thatcher’s history and her political period. As a result of this examination, it was concluded that the word “Thatcherism” coined by Margaret Thatcher has a profound interaction with three major perspectives in the form of free economy, union associations and assembly. This interaction is also reported to have complicated relationships with a chain of events occurring before, during and after this term without being limited to “Thatcherism”. In addition, the flow of these complicated relationships has had telling repercussions on the world. In conclusion, it was stated that events that took place in the Thatcher era had complicated and profound relationships.
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Eranıl, A.K. (2018). Analysis of Margaret Thatcher as a Woman Leader. In: Erçetin, Ş. (eds) Chaos, Complexity and Leadership 2016. ICCLS 2016. Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64554-4_48
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