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A new generation of Marxian scholars discusses the modern age of development under neoliberalism in this collection of essays.

Trade Review
'Not only rejects neoliberalism and its alleged alternative, new developmentalism, on theoretical grounds; it also provides real solutions as to how neoliberal capitalism should be challenged' -- Professor Ben Fine, Department of Economics, SOAS; author of Marx's Capital and From Political Economy to Economics
'Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the expressions of neoliberal domination and resistance across national spaces in global capitalism' -- Susanne Soederberg, Professor of Global Political Economy at Queen’s University, Canada, author of Debtfare States and the Poverty Industry: Money, Discipline and the Surplus Population.
'A strong critique of false prophets and offer their own version of a people-centered society. The inspirations run from the indignation of the Global South to the indignados of southern Europe. From the depths of what appears to be hopelessness, Pradella and Marois have collected work that tries to rekindle hope' -- Vijay Prashad, author of The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South
'Brings together authors who combine high academic qualification and critical thinking. It offers a broad, dense and comprehensive picture of the challenges that the supersession of neoliberalism forces us to face' -- Ricardo Antunes, Professor in Sociology of Labour, State University of Campinas
'Not only rejects neoliberalism and its alleged alternative, new developmentalism, on theoretical grounds; it also provides real solutions as to how neoliberal capitalism should be challenged. A near-perfect 'post-crisis' guide to the [anti-neoliberal] movement' -- Maciej Bancarzewski, International Socialism

Table of Contents
Foreword
1. Polarising Development – Introducing Alternatives to Neoliberalism and the Crisis
Part I: Alternative Themes
2. Beyond Impoverishment: Western Europe in the World Economy - Lucia Pradella
3. Banking on Alternatives to Neoliberal Development - Thomas Marois
4. The Political Economy of Development: Statism or Marxism? - Benjamin Selwyn
5. The Globalisation of Production and the Struggle for Workers’ Unity: Lessons from Bangladesh - John Smith
6. The ‘Rise of the South’ - Alfredo Saad-Filho
7. Hegemony in Question: U.S. Primacy, Multi-Polarity and Global Resistance - Jerome Klassen
8. Neoliberalism, Crisis and International Migration - Pietro Basso
9. Neoliberalism, Social Reproduction and Women’s Resistance: Lessons from Cambodia and Venezuela - Sarah Miraglia and Susan Spronk
10. Exploding in the Air: Beyond the Carbon Trail of Neoliberal Globalisation - Andreas Malm
11. Defend, Militate and Alternate: Public Options in a Privatised World - David A. McDonald
12. Utopian Socialism and Marx’s Capital: Envisioning Alternatives - Hugo Radice
Part II: Alternative Cases
13. Beyond Neoliberalism and New Developmentalism in Latin America: Towards an Anti-Capitalist Agenda - Abelardo Mariña-Flores
14. Crisis and Class, Advance and Retreat: The Political Economy of the New Latin American Left - Jeffery R. Webber
15. Taking Control: Decommodification and Peasant Alternatives to Neoliberalism in Mexico and Brazil - Leandro Vergara-Camus
16. The Rise of East Asia: A Slippery Floor for the Left - Dae-oup Chang
17. Labour as an Agent of Change: The Case of China - Tim Pringle
18. Alternatives to Neoliberalism in India - Rohini Hensman
19. Musical Chairs on the Sidelines: The Challenges of Social Transformation in Neocolonial Africa - Baba Aye
20. Challenging Neoliberalism in the Arab World - Adam Hanieh
21. Socialist Feminist Alternatives to Neoliberalism in Turkey - Demet Ozmen Y lmaz
22. Uneven Development and Political Resistance against EU Austerity Politics - Angela Wigger and Laura Horn
23. Crisis, Austerity and Resistance in the United States - David McNally
List of Contributors
Index

Polarizing Development

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      Publisher: Pluto Press
      Publication Date: 20/11/2014
      ISBN13: 9780745334691, 978-0745334691
      ISBN10: 0745334695

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A new generation of Marxian scholars discusses the modern age of development under neoliberalism in this collection of essays.

      Trade Review
      'Not only rejects neoliberalism and its alleged alternative, new developmentalism, on theoretical grounds; it also provides real solutions as to how neoliberal capitalism should be challenged' -- Professor Ben Fine, Department of Economics, SOAS; author of Marx's Capital and From Political Economy to Economics
      'Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the expressions of neoliberal domination and resistance across national spaces in global capitalism' -- Susanne Soederberg, Professor of Global Political Economy at Queen’s University, Canada, author of Debtfare States and the Poverty Industry: Money, Discipline and the Surplus Population.
      'A strong critique of false prophets and offer their own version of a people-centered society. The inspirations run from the indignation of the Global South to the indignados of southern Europe. From the depths of what appears to be hopelessness, Pradella and Marois have collected work that tries to rekindle hope' -- Vijay Prashad, author of The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South
      'Brings together authors who combine high academic qualification and critical thinking. It offers a broad, dense and comprehensive picture of the challenges that the supersession of neoliberalism forces us to face' -- Ricardo Antunes, Professor in Sociology of Labour, State University of Campinas
      'Not only rejects neoliberalism and its alleged alternative, new developmentalism, on theoretical grounds; it also provides real solutions as to how neoliberal capitalism should be challenged. A near-perfect 'post-crisis' guide to the [anti-neoliberal] movement' -- Maciej Bancarzewski, International Socialism

      Table of Contents
      Foreword
      1. Polarising Development – Introducing Alternatives to Neoliberalism and the Crisis
      Part I: Alternative Themes
      2. Beyond Impoverishment: Western Europe in the World Economy - Lucia Pradella
      3. Banking on Alternatives to Neoliberal Development - Thomas Marois
      4. The Political Economy of Development: Statism or Marxism? - Benjamin Selwyn
      5. The Globalisation of Production and the Struggle for Workers’ Unity: Lessons from Bangladesh - John Smith
      6. The ‘Rise of the South’ - Alfredo Saad-Filho
      7. Hegemony in Question: U.S. Primacy, Multi-Polarity and Global Resistance - Jerome Klassen
      8. Neoliberalism, Crisis and International Migration - Pietro Basso
      9. Neoliberalism, Social Reproduction and Women’s Resistance: Lessons from Cambodia and Venezuela - Sarah Miraglia and Susan Spronk
      10. Exploding in the Air: Beyond the Carbon Trail of Neoliberal Globalisation - Andreas Malm
      11. Defend, Militate and Alternate: Public Options in a Privatised World - David A. McDonald
      12. Utopian Socialism and Marx’s Capital: Envisioning Alternatives - Hugo Radice
      Part II: Alternative Cases
      13. Beyond Neoliberalism and New Developmentalism in Latin America: Towards an Anti-Capitalist Agenda - Abelardo Mariña-Flores
      14. Crisis and Class, Advance and Retreat: The Political Economy of the New Latin American Left - Jeffery R. Webber
      15. Taking Control: Decommodification and Peasant Alternatives to Neoliberalism in Mexico and Brazil - Leandro Vergara-Camus
      16. The Rise of East Asia: A Slippery Floor for the Left - Dae-oup Chang
      17. Labour as an Agent of Change: The Case of China - Tim Pringle
      18. Alternatives to Neoliberalism in India - Rohini Hensman
      19. Musical Chairs on the Sidelines: The Challenges of Social Transformation in Neocolonial Africa - Baba Aye
      20. Challenging Neoliberalism in the Arab World - Adam Hanieh
      21. Socialist Feminist Alternatives to Neoliberalism in Turkey - Demet Ozmen Y lmaz
      22. Uneven Development and Political Resistance against EU Austerity Politics - Angela Wigger and Laura Horn
      23. Crisis, Austerity and Resistance in the United States - David McNally
      List of Contributors
      Index

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