Economic transitions to neoliberalism in middle-income countries : policy dilemmas, economic crises, forms of resistance / edited by Alfredo Saad-Filho and Galip L. Yalman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saad-Filho, Alfredo, 1964-

Yalman, Galip L.

Series:

Routledge studies in development economics ; 74.

Routledge studies in development economics ; 74

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Developing countries.

Economic policy.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

Neoliberalism.

Physical Description:

xv, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Contents:

Part I Neoliberalism and globalisation 9

1 Neoliberalism as financialisation / Ben Fine Fine, Ben 11

2 The continuing ecological dominance of neoliberalism in the crisis / Bob Jessop Jessop, Bob 24

3 Globalisation as a crisis form / Ergin Yildizoglu Yildizoglu, Ergin 39

4 Cultural political economy of neoliberalism: the production and negotiation of competitiveness as hegemonic logic(s) / Ngai-Ling Sum Sum, Ngai-Ling 47

5 Socially responsible investment and neoliberal discipline in emerging markets / Susanne Soederberg Soederberg, Susanne 62

6 Global unions and global capitalism: contest or accommodation? / Seyhan Erdogdu Erdogdu, Seyhan 74

7 Neoliberalism and the politics of war: the case of Iraq / Filiz Zabci Zabci, Filiz 90

Part II Country experiences 105

8 State, class and the discourse: reflections on the neoliberal transformation in Turkey / Pinar Bedirhanoglu Bedirhanoglu, Pinar, Galip L. Yalman Yalman, Galip L. 107

9 Neoliberalism, industrial restructuring and labour: lessons from the Delhi garment industry / Alessandra Mezzadri Mezzadri, Alessandra 128

10 The developmental state and the neoliberal transition in South Korea / Hae-Yung Song Song, Hae-Yung 141

11 Korean left debates on alternatives to neoliberalism / Seongjin Jeong Jeong, Seongjin 154

12 China and the quest for alternatives to neoliberalism / Dic Lo Lo, Dic, Yu Zhang Zhang, Yu 166

13 Globalisation, neoliberalism, labour, with reference to South Africa / Henry Bernstein Bernstein, Henry 176

14 Social class and politics in Brazil: from Cardoso to Lula / Armando Boito Boito, Armando 190

15 Is there an acceptable future for workers in capitalism? The case of Latin America / Alejandro Valle Baeza Baeza, Alejandro Valle 202

16 Progressive Third World Central Banking and the case of Venezuela / Al Campbell Campbell, Al, Hasan Comert Comert, Hasan 213

17 Transition to neoliberalism and decentralisation policies in Mexico / Aylin Topal Topal, Aylin 230.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780203865910

020386591X

9780415492539

041549253X

OCLC:

324776995