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

• Autore: Springer Simon
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (219 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.209596
• Soggetto topico: Neoliberalism - Cambodia; Democracy - Cambodia; Social conflict - Cambodia
• Soggetto geografico: Cambodia Politics and government; Cambodia Social conditions; Cambodia Economic conditions
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Cambodia's neoliberal order
• ISBN: 1-136-95203-9; 1-136-95204-7; 1-282-73288-9; 9786612732881; 0-203-84896-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809464603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Pacific Rim geographies ; ; 8.