The rise of the market critical essays on the political economy of neo-liberalism
The 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 m...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, U.K
Edward Elgar
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Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | The 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 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 |
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Physical Description: | vii, 233 p |
ISBN: | 9781845423315 1843767252 9781843767251 |