Neoliberalism: The Key Concepts

ISBN-13: 9780415837545 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 254 str.

Matthew Eagleton-Pierce

Opis

Neoliberalism: The Key Concepts provides a critical guide to a vocabulary of terms that have become dominant over the past thirty years. The language of neoliberalism both expresses and helps to create a vision of political, economic and social life which some find appealing and others find alarming. Such concepts are, however, often difficult to understand, particularly because they contain multiple meanings and are informed by power relations. This book will unpack, explore and critique key terms such as:

• Capitalism
• Choice
• Development
• Flexibility
• Global
• Governance
• Individual
• Market
• Network
• Participation

Complete with an introductory essay, cross-referencing and a bibliography, this book provides a complete introduction to the critical study of neoliberalism in all its forms.

Recenzje

"This book is a remarkable achievement: it organises the best scholarship on and about neoliberalism, summarises the material around a selected group of key concepts, and presents them clearly, comprehensively, and in beautiful prose. This solid academic work has been carefully written for a wide readership. If you want to learn more about neoliberalism, this book is for you." - Alfredo Saad-Filho, SOAS University of London, UK.

"Since 2008, and the government bail-outs that followed the financial crisis, there has been a flood of interest in neoliberalism. Eagleton-Pierce has done a sterling job in identifying the core themes and concepts and putting them into an accessible and readable volume. Highly recommended." - Ray Kiely, Queen Mary University of London, UK.

"In the tradition of Raymond Williams' Keywords, Eagleton-Pierce provides an indispensable guide to decoding the lexicon of neoliberal political-speak. Scholars will find the etymologies highly suggestive, enabling them to contextualize and nuance their analyses of the evolving dynamics of neoliberalism." - Nik Theodore, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.

"Neoliberalism is a pleasure in its own right. ... It will make a welcome addition to a reference book shelf and can be enjoyed end to end or through browsing from entry to entry, letting serendipity arise." - Barton Edgerton, The London School of Economics and Political Science Review of Books

O autorze

Matthew Eagleton-Pierce is Lecturer in International Political Economy, SOAS, University of London, UK.