A Brief History of Neoliberalism

Neoliberalism--the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action--has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970 or so. Writing for a wide audience, David Harvey, author of The New Imperialism and The Condition of Postmodernity, here tells the political-economic story of where neoliberalization came from and how it proliferated on the world stage. Through critical engagement with this history, he constructs a framework, not only for analyzing the political and economic dangers that now surround us, but also for assessing the prospects for the more socially just alternatives being advocated by many oppositional movements.

Author: David Harvey
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 01/18/2007
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780199283279
ISBN10: 0199283273
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | History & Theory | General
- Political Science | Public Policy | Economic Policy
- Business & Economics | Free Enterprise & Capitalism

About the Author
David Harvey is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He formerly held professorial posts at Oxford University and The Johns Hopkins University, and has written extensively on the political economy of globalization, urbanization, and cultural change. Oxford University Press published his book 'The New Imperialism' in September 2003 (reissued in paperback February 2005).