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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458866503321

Autore

Harrison Graham <1968->

Titolo

Neoliberal Africa [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of global social engineering / / Graham Harrison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Zed, 2010

ISBN

1-84813-831-8

1-78032-708-0

1-282-57930-4

9786612579301

1-84813-321-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Disciplina

306.096

Soggetti

Neoliberalism - Africa

Social engineering - Africa

Electronic books.

Africa Economic conditions 1960-

Africa Social conditions 1960-

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

About the author; 1 - Neoliberalism in Africa, neoliberalism and Africa; 2 - Neoliberalism in Africa: a failed ideology; 3 - Practices of neoliberalism: repertoires, habits and conduct; 4 - Global neoliberal practice: institutions and regulation; 5 - Neoliberal practice in Africa; 6 - Neoliberalism's final frontier?; 7 - Conclusion: neoliberalism's prospects; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Neoliberalism has shaped African development for nearly thirty years. As such, it is not an economic 'shock' or a 'structural adjustment', but rather a historic shift in Africa's development politics and policy. This book explores the ways in which African countries have experienced the neoliberal project, highlighting how this project has gone beyond economic liberalisation and towards a bolder social transformation. As an ideology, neoliberalism projects an end-point not simply of a market economy but of a market society. After thirty years of projects,



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