Nor am I, but it seems likely that most of the elements, especially the potential power of the economic interests, were in place even if some the players were uncertain as to how successful some of their efforts would be and others would have been horrified at how things would unfold. In the USA the rollback of regulation that occurred late in the Clinton Administration was the result of long term efforts that had been ongoing at least since the '70s.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."