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

• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (348 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.9
• Soggetto topico: Neoliberalism; Free enterprise - Social aspects; Economic development - Social aspects; Capitalism - Social aspects; Comparative economics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: EnglandKim <1960-> WardKevin <1969->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Neoliberalization
• ISBN: 1-281-06927-2; 9786611069278; 0-470-71280-5; 0-470-76597-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910145422603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Antipode book series.