Description
Book SynopsisThe growth of neo-liberalism has been the dominant political force in the past two decades. This volume concentrates on understanding the political economy of neo-liberalism. It focuses on a number of the most critical issues and examines the essence of neo-liberalism, namely, the dominance of the market.
In particular, the authors consider:
- the political economy of market expansion
- the rise of neo-liberalism in advanced capitalist economies
- the notion of social capital
- the nature of economic imperialism
- the political economy of central bank independence
- the relationship between Keynes and Marx.
With contributions by some of the leading scholars in the field, this vital new book on the political economy of neo-liberalism and the dominance of the market will become essential reading for all those with an interest in post Keynesian economics, political economy and international economic policy.
Trade Review'This is a stimulating collection of essays, which will inform and provoke both friend and foe of neo-liberalism alike. A recurrent, though not all-encompassing, theme in the book concerns the issue of the relationship between social structure and human agency.' -- P.A. Lewis, Economics & Philosophy
Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Social Norms and Endogenous Preferences: The Political Economy of Market Expansion 3. The Rise of Neo-liberalism in Advanced Capitalist Economies: Towards a Materialist Explanation 4. From Bourdieu to Becker: Economics Confronts the Social Sciences 5. Economics Imperialism as Kuhnian Revolution? 6. Central Bank Independence: Economic Theory, Evidence and Political Legitimacy 7. Keynes as a Bourgeois Marxist Index
