A brief history of neoliberalism / [electronic resource]
by David Harvey.
- Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
- e-book contains 247 pages
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-234) and index.
Contents Front Matter Title Pages ExpandFigures and Tables Acknowledgements Introduction View chapter Expand1 Freedom’s Just Another Word… View chapter 2 The Construction of Consent View chapter Expand3 The Neoliberal State View chapter Expand4 Uneven Geographical Developments View chapter Expand5 Neoliberalism ‘with Chinese Characteristics’ View chapter Expand6 Neoliberalism on Trial View chapter Expand7 Freedom’s Prospect View chapter End Matter Expand Notes Bibliography 235Index
Abstract Neoliberalism--the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action--has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970 or so. Writing for a wide audience, David Harvey, author of The New Imperialism and The Condition of Postmodernity, here tells the political-economic story of where neoliberalization came from and how it proliferated on the world stage. Through critical engagement with this history, he constructs a framework, not only for analyzing the political and economic dangers that now surround us, but also for assessing the prospects for the more socially just alternatives being advocated by many oppositional movements.