{"product_id":"covid19-and-the-global-political-economy-9781032168197","title":"Covid19 and the Global Political Economy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCovid-19 and the Global Political Economy\u003c\/em\u003e investigates and explores how far and in what ways the Covid-19 pandemic is challenging, restructuring, and perhaps remaking aspects of the global political economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the 1970s, neoliberal capitalism has been the guiding principle of global development: fiscal discipline, privatisations, deregulation, the liberalisation of trade and investment regimes, and lower corporate and wealth taxation. But, after Covid-19, will these trends continue, particularly when states are continuing to struggle with overcoming the pandemic and violating one of neoliberalism's key principles: balanced budgets? The pandemic has exposed the fragility of the global political economy, and it can be argued that the intensification of global trade, tourism, and finance over the past 30 years has facilitated the spread of infectious diseases such as Covid-19. Therefore, economies in lockdown, jittery markets, and massive government spending have spa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Covid-19 Pandemic, International Political Economy and Social Reproduction \u003cb\u003ePart I: Global Power, Inequality, and Climate Change \u003c\/b\u003e1. \"A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity\": Covid-19 in the Age of Finance 2. The Billionaire Boom: Capital as Power and the Distribution of Wealth 3. Neoliberalism, Race, and Ignorance in an Era of Covid-19 4. Covid-19: Decarbonization under Duress 5. Engineering the Coronaverse: The Wild, Wild Sovereignty of Big Meat in the Age of the Corporate State \u003cb\u003ePart II: Global Health, Social Care and Reproduction during the Covid-19 Pandemic \u003c\/b\u003e6. Global Health, Covid-19, and the Future of Neoliberalism 7. From Operation Warp Speed to TRIPS: Vaccines as Assets 8. Covid-19 and the Economy of Care: Disability and Aged Care Services into the Future \u003cb\u003ePart III: The Future of Production, Money, Energy and Food Regimes \u003c\/b\u003e9. Covid-19 and the Future of Work: Continuity and Change in Workplace Precarity 10. MMT, the Pandemic and the Fiscal Deficit Fright 11. Carbon Capitalism, the Social Forces of Annihilation, and the Future of Energy 12. Covid-19 and the Future of Food Conclusion: The Ongoing Covid-19 Dystopia: A Crossroads for Critical IPE and Humanity\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018876256599,"sku":"9781032168197","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032168197.jpg?v=1750778485","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/covid19-and-the-global-political-economy-9781032168197","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}