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The Strange Non-Death of Neo-Liberalism
Colin Crouch
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Description for The Strange Non-Death of Neo-Liberalism
Hardback. The financial crisis seemed to present a fundamental challenge to neo-liberalism, the body of ideas that have constituted the political orthodoxy of most advanced economies in recent decades. The author argues that it will shrug off this challenge. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
The financial crisis seemed to present a fundamental challenge to neo liberalism, the body of ideas that have constituted the political orthodoxy of most advanced economies in recent decades. Colin Crouch argues in this book that it will shrug off this challenge. The reason is that while neo liberalism seems to be about free markets, in practice it is concerned with the dominance over public life of the giant corporation. This has been intensified, not checked, by the recent financial crisis and acceptance that certain financial corporations are ‘too big to fail'. Although much political debate remains preoccupied with conflicts ... Read more
The financial crisis seemed to present a fundamental challenge to neo liberalism, the body of ideas that have constituted the political orthodoxy of most advanced economies in recent decades. Colin Crouch argues in this book that it will shrug off this challenge. The reason is that while neo liberalism seems to be about free markets, in practice it is concerned with the dominance over public life of the giant corporation. This has been intensified, not checked, by the recent financial crisis and acceptance that certain financial corporations are ‘too big to fail'. Although much political debate remains preoccupied with conflicts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745651200
SKU
V9780745651200
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99-1
About Colin Crouch
COLIN CROUCH is Professor of Governance and Public Management at Warwick Business School, Fellow of the British Academy, and expert consultant to the Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development, OECD. His previous publications include Post-Democracy.
Reviews for The Strange Non-Death of Neo-Liberalism
"A highly approachable and illuminating argument in political economy ... The story is packed with thought-provoking reframings: financial irresponsibility is now a 'collective good'; and 'the idea of a "job"' now seems very weird to me indeed." The Guardian "This highly accessible book makes its case persuasively." Times Higher Education "a valuable book that ... Read more