A Brief History Of Neoliberalism: Pb

David Harvey

Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2007 - Political Science - 247 pages

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.

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Very informative and well-researched. Harvey demonstrates clearly how neoliberalisation has affected the economies and populations of various countries, and uses a class-based approach lacking in many ...

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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 ...

About the author

David Harvey is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He formerly held professorial posts at Oxford University and The Johns Hopkins University, and has written extensively on the political economy of globalization, urbanization, and cultural change. Oxford University Press published his book 'The New Imperialism' in September 2003 (reissued in paperback February 2005).

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Brief History Of Neoliberalism: Pb
• Author: David Harvey
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2007
• ISBN: 0199283273, 9780199283279
• Length: 247 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Free Enterprise; Political Science / History & Theory; Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy