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Book SynopsisA great resource for students of politics and economics, and anyone looking for a grounded critical approach to this broad subject.
Trade Review'Some of the most incisive students of neoliberalism gather together to present a stunning indictment of the destructiveness of the already discredited right-wing economic régime' -- Professor Michael Perelman, California State University
'This scholarly yet deeply engaged book will do much to to put the record straight on what neo-liberalism is and what its actual effects have been on those who have gained from it and the much larger numbers who have been afflicted by it' -- Professor Leslie Sklair, London School of Economics
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Contributors
Introduction by Alfredo Saad-Filho and Deborah Johnston
Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives
1. The Neoliberal (Counter-)Revolution by Gérard Duménil and Dominique Lévy
2. From Keynesianism to Neoliberalism. Shifting Paradigms in Economics by Thomas I. Palley
3. Mainstream Economics in the Neoliberal Era by Costas Lapavitsas
4. The Economic Mythology of Neoliberalism by Anwar Shaikh
5. The Neoliberal Theory of Society by Simon Clarke
6. Neoliberalism and Politics, and the Politics of Neoliberalism by Ronaldo Munck
7. Neoliberalism, Globalisation and International Relations by Alejandro Colás
Part 2: Surveying the Landscape
8. Neoliberalism and Primitive Accumulation in LDCs by Terence J. Byres
9. Neoliberal Globalization. Imperialism without Empires? by Hugo Radice
10. Neoliberalism in International Trade. Sound Economics or a Question of Faith? by Sonali Deranyiagala
11. ‘A Haven of Familiar Monetary Practice’ The Neoliberal Dream in International Money and Finance by Jan Toporowski
12. From Washington to Post-Washington Consensus. Neoliberal Agendas for Economic Development by Alfredo Saad-Filho
13. Foreign Aid, Neoliberalism and US Imperialism by Henry Veltmeyer and James Petras
14. Sticks and Carrots for Farmers in Developing Countries. Agrarian Neoliberal in Theory and Practice by Carlos Oya
15. Poverty and Distribution. Back on the Neoliberal Agenda? by Deborah Johnston
16. The Welfare State and Neoliberalism by Susanne MacGregor
17. Neoliberalism, the New Right and Sexual Politics by Lesley Hoggart
18. Neoliberal Agendas for Higher Education by Les Levidow
19. Neoliberalism and Civil Society. Project and Possibilities by Subir Sinha
20. Neoliberalism and Democracy. Market Power versus Democratic Power by Arthur MacEwan
21. Neoliberalism and the Third Way by Philip Arestis and Malcom Sawyer
Part 3: Neoliberal Experiences
22. The Birth of Neoliberalism in the US. A Reorganisation of Capitalism by Al Campbell
23. The Neoliberal Experience of the UK - Philip Arestis and Malcom Sawyer
24. European Integration as a Vehicle of Neoliberal Hegemony by John Milios
25. Neoliberalism. The Eastern European Frontier by Jan Toporowski
26. The Political Economy of Neoliberalism in Latin America by Alfredo Saad-Filho
27. Neoliberalism in Sub-Saharan Africa. From Structural Adjustment to NEPAD by Patrick Bond
28. Neoliberalism and South Asia. The Case of a Narrowing Discourse by Matthew McCartney
29. Assessing Neoliberalism in Japan by Makoto Itoh
30. Neoliberal Restructuring of Capital Relations in East and Southeast Asia by Dae-oup Chang
