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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145422603321

Titolo

Neoliberalization [[electronic resource] ] : states, networks, peoples / / edited by Kim England and Kevin Ward

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007

ISBN

1-281-06927-2

9786611069278

0-470-71280-5

0-470-76597-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (348 p.)

Collana

Antipode book series

Altri autori (Persone)

EnglandKim <1960->

WardKevin <1969->

Disciplina

338.9

Soggetti

Neoliberalism

Free enterprise - Social aspects

Economic development - Social aspects

Capitalism - Social aspects

Comparative economics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-292) and index.

Nota di contenuto

; Introduction : reading neoliberalization / Kevin Ward, Kim England -- Competing capitalisms and neoliberalism : the dynamics of, and limits to, economic reform in the Asia-Pacific / Mark Beeson -- Neoliberalizing the grassroots? : microfinance and the politics of development in Nepal / Katharine N. Rankin, Yogendra B. Shakya -- Learning to compete : communities of investment promotion practice in the spread of global neoliberalism / Nicholas A. Phelps, Marcus Power, Roseline Wanjiru -- Temporary staffing, "geographies of circulation," and the business of delivering neoliberalization / Kevin Ward -- Neoliberalizing Argentina? / Pete North -- Neoliberalizing home care : managed competition and restructuring home care in Ontario / Kim England ... [et al.] -- Spatializing neoliberalisrn : articulations, recapitulations, and (a very few) alternatives / Catherine Kingfisher --



Co-constituting "after neoliberalism" : political projects and globalizing governmentalities in Aotearoa/New Zealand / Wendy Lamer, Richard Le Heron, Nicholas Lewis -- ; Conclusion : reflections on neoliberalizations / Kim England, Kevin Ward.

Sommario/riassunto

The book is an analysis of cultural, social as well as political economic expressions of neoliberalization and argues for an appreciation of the relational geographies of neoliberalization.In-depth empirical research spanning a variety of world regionsA range of topics including homelessness, comparative politics, economic development and social policyReviews how neoliberalism is enacted as a way to highlight the complexity and contingency of this economic modelEngages in debates within anthropology, gender studies, geography, health studies, international studies, planning