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World Service,08 Apr 2013,28 mins

Margaret Thatcher's economic legacy

World Business Report

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Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died. We look at the effect she has had on the British economy and her influence on global attitudes to market-based economics. We speak to Patrick Minford, a former advisor to Lady Thatcher and Will Hutton, a critic of the Iron Lady's economic accomplishments. Also in the programme - Portugal looks to make further spending cuts to avoid another Eurozone bailout. (Image: Margaret Thatcher. Credit: Getty Images/Hulton Archive)

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