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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784954403321

Autore

Springer Simon

Titolo

Cambodia's neoliberal order : violence, authoritarianism, and the contestation of public space / / Simon Springer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-95203-9

1-136-95204-7

1-282-73288-9

9786612732881

0-203-84896-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Collana

Routledge Pacific Rim geographies ; ; 8

Disciplina

306.209596

Soggetti

Neoliberalism - Cambodia

Democracy - Cambodia

Social conflict - Cambodia

Cambodia Politics and government

Cambodia Social conditions

Cambodia Economic conditions

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

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Map; 1 Introduction: Setting the stage for neoliberalization; 2 Caught in the headlights of "culture" and neoliberalism: Public space as a vision for democracy and "development from below" in the Global South; 3 From genocide to elections to coup d'état: Public space in Cambodia's transitional political economy; 4 Cambodia's battle for public space: The neoliberal doctrine of "order" versus the democratic expression of the people's will; 5 Conclusion: Sowing the seeds of a new revolution?; Notes; Bibliography

Index

Sommario/riassunto

Neoliberal economics have emerged in the post-Cold War era as the predominant ideological tenet applied to the development of countries in the global south. For much of the global south, however, the



promise that markets will bring increased standards of living and emancipation from tyranny has been an empty one. Instead, neoliberalisation has increased the gap between rich and poor and unleashed a firestorm of social ills. This book deals with the post-conflict geographies of violence and neoliberalisation in Cambodia. Applying a geographical analysis to contemporary Cambodian polit