Post-neoliberalism in the Americas / edited by Laura Macdonald, Arne Ruckert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Macdonald, Laura, 1960-

Rückert, Arne, 1975-

Series:

International political economy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neoliberalism--United States.

Neoliberalism.

Neoliberalism--Latin America.

Latin America.

United States--Social policy.

United States.

Social policy.

Latin America--Social policy.

Physical Description:

xv, 296 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

Dramatic changes have occurred in recent years in countries throughout the Americas. Neoliberal policy prescriptions promoted by international financial institutions have failed to deliver significant growth, and have led to rising levels of poverty and inequality. This volume brings together a diverse range of analyses to interrogate these changes occurring in the Americas, from Canada to Venezuela to Chile. Authors debate the reasons for the election of a large number of New Left governments in Latin America, and discuss the significance of the policies they have adopted. Do these policies represent a radical shift in direction towards a post-neoliberal era, or only a kinder and gentler form of neoliberalism? How do New Left governments differ from each other? At the same time, some governments in the Americas, particularly in North America, continue to cling to neoliberal policy prescriptions despite their problems. However, authors in this volume argue that transformations have occurred even in these neoliberal holdouts. The book offers an essential overview of recent changes in the hemisphere, highlighting both the continuities and discontinuities in neoliberal practice.

Contents:

Section I Theoretical and Conceptual Issues

1 The Contradictions and Transformations of Neoliberalism in Latin America: From Structural Adjustment to "Empowering the Poor" / Marcus Taylor 21

2 Post-Neoliberalism and the New Left in the Americas: The Pathways of Economic and Trade Policies / Pablo Heidrich, Diana Tussie 37

3 Struggling between Autonomy and Institutional Transformations: Social Movements in Latin America and the Move toward Post-Neoliberalism / Ulrich Brand, Nicola Sekler 54

4 Post-Neoliberalism and the Emergence of Human Rights Politics in International Finance / Elizabeth Friesen 71

Section II Post-Neoliberalism in Latin America

5 Hugo Chavez and the Search for Post-Neoliberal Policy Alternatives in Venezuela / Judy Meltzer 89

6 From Naked Barbarism to Barbarism with Benefits: Neoliberal Capitalism, Natural Gas Policy, and the Evo Morales Government in Bolivia / Jeffery R. Webber 105

7 Is There a Post-Neoliberal Policy toward Foreign Direct Investment in Argentina and Chile? / Paul Alexander Haslam 120

8 The World Bank and the Poverty Reduction Strategy of Nicaragua: Toward a Post-Neoliberal World Development Order? / Arne Ruckert 135

9 The "Re-Branding" of Neoliberalism: Competing Hegemonies and Systemic Dilemmas Impacting Educational Development in Heavily Indebted Latin American States / Adam Davidson-Harden 151

Section III Transformations of Neoliberalism in the Americas

10 Neoliberalism and the Micropolitics of Domination in the United States / Mary Hawkesworth 167

11 Poverty Policy and Politics in Canada and Mexico: "Inclusive" Liberalism? / Rianne Mahon, Laura Macdonald 184

12 The Shaping of Motherhood through Social Investment in Children: Examples from Canada and Mexico / Lucy Luccisano, Glenda Wall 199

13 Neoliberalism's Agnosticism: Domestic and Immigration Policies and the Model Family in Canada and the United States / Lois Harder 215

14 Colombia's Neoliberal Regime of Governance: Securitization by Dispossession / Cristina Rojas 231

15 Afterword: Post-Neoliberal Politics and Pathways / Laura Macdonald, Arne Ruckert 246.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-279) and index.

ISBN:

9780230202078

0230202071

OCLC:

245025270