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UNINA9910463820403321 |
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Titolo |
Sraffa and Althusser reconsidered : neoliberalism advancing in South Africa, England, and Greece / / edited by Paul Zarembka |
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Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (297 p.) |
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Collana |
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Research in Political Economy, , 0161-7230 ; ; Volume 29 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Neoliberalism - South Africa |
Neoliberalism - England |
Neoliberalism - Greece |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Sraffa and Althusser Reconsidered; Neoliberalism Advancing in South Africa, England, and Greece; Copyright page; Contents; Editorial Advisory Board; List of Contributors; Part I: Reconsidering Sraffa; From 'Pool of Profits' to Surplus and Deficit Industries: Archival Evidence on the Evolution of Piero Sraffa's Thought; Introduction; PART I The Concept of Surplus and Deficit Industries; The 'Pool of Profits' in Sraffa's Unpublished Notes; Textual Evidence; First Period: September 1942 through March 1956 |
Second Period: September 1955 through November 1955 (with Spattered Comments in July and August 1955)September 1955: Rise of the Pool; October-November 1955: Collapse of the Pool; Aborted Retrieval of the Pool; Third Period: Post-November 1955 through March 1956; PART II Price Movements as the Wage Share Falls; Input Remuneration as the Wage Share Falls; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgement; References; Comments on Scott Carter; Response to Comments of Robert M. Solow; Notes; References; Fixed Capital and Wage-Profit Curves à la von Neumann-Leontief: China's Economy 1987-2000; Introduction |
Estimation of Fixed Capital Coefficients Basic Framework; Sraffa- |
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Fujimori Method; Notes on Data; Wage-Profit Curves à la von Neumann-Leontief; Basic Concept; Computation Procedure with Respect to Input-Output Data; Computation Results; Concluding Remarks; Notes; Acknowledgment; References; Part II: Neoliberalism in Action; Theory and Practice in Challenging Extractive-Oriented Infrastructure in South Africa; Introduction: Uneven Development, Extractivism and the Intensified Social Metabolism of South Africa; Eskom's Mega-Powerplant at Medupi |
Affordability, Commercialization and the Privatization ThreatCorruption; Labor Unrest; Construction Incompetence; Surveillance of Critics; Criticism by the World Bank's Inspection Panel; Conclusion; South Durban's Transnet Port-Petrochemical Expansion; The Doubling of Oil Pipeline Capacity; Displacement and Trucking Company Attacks; Local Ecological Degradation; Global Ecological Implications and Local Climate Adaptation; Economic Irrationalities; Conclusion; Conclusion: Climate and Campaign Strategy; Notes; Acknowledgments; References |
Marketisation, Commodification and the Implications for Teachers' Autonomy in EnglandIntroduction; Teaching and Performance; Teachers and the Labour Process; The Measurement of Everything; Teachers under Gove; Monitoring; Measuring; Pay; Surveillance; Discipline; Conclusion: From Principled Abandonment to Resistance!; Notes; References; Stranger than Fiction: Fictitious Capital and Credit Bubbles in Post-EMU Greece; Introduction; Theoretical Framework; Dominant Interpretations of Greece's Sovereign Debt Crisis; The Political Economy of Greece |
Fictitious Capital and the Credit System in Pre-Crisis Greece |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume examines the recent advance of neoliberalism. It focuses on three current instances of neoliberalism from around the world as well as providing an in-depth study of Sraffa's works; a critique of Althusser's interpretation of Marxist philosophy, and a discussion of labor aristocracy. |
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