A research agenda for neoliberalism / Kean Birch (Senior Associate, Innovation Policy Lab, University of Toronto, Canada).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Birch, Kean, author.

Series:

Elgar research agendas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neoliberalism.

Physical Description:

x, 193 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Neoliberalism

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2017]

Summary:

With an ever-expanding variety of perspectives on the concept of neoliberalism, it is increasingly difficult to identify any commonalities. This book explores how different people understand neoliberalism, and the contradictions in thinking of neoliberalism as a market-based ethic, project, or order. Detailing the intellectual history of 'neoliberal' thought, the variety of critical approaches and the many analytical ambiguities, Kean Birch presents a new way to conceptualize contemporary political economy and offers potential avenues for future research through a judicious exploration of 'neo.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1786433583

9781786433589

OCLC:

973896204