Neoliberalism and Unequal Development: Alternatives and Transitions in Europe, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0367720647 ISBN 13: 9780367720643

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2022

Riassunto

Since the 1970s, neoliberalism has evolved from ideology to political programme, from political programme to public policy, and from public policy to constitutional rule. This process of change has been made possible through the endorsement of an uncritical, a-historical, and apolitical economic theory that legitimized technocratic despotism, financial deregulation, precarious labour, and constitutional-political emptying.

This book examines critical perspectives in mainstream neoliberal development analysis. It examines the neoliberal experiment as a global historical construct through the cases of Africa, Latin America, and Europe. The analysis begins in 1980 with the Structural Adjustment Plans in Latin America and Africa, followed in 1990 by Maastricht in the case of Europe and the euphoric shift that took place, typified by the "Africa Rising" narrative, which attempts to promote the idea of an economically emerging continent. It also considers the weakness of the state resulting from neo-liberal austerity and fiscal stabilization policies, which have amplified the inability to collectively deal with the social, economic, and political impact of the COVID-19 crisis. One of the key features of the book is the extensive comparative analysis between regions, using case studies, including examples from African countries.

The authors connect the different regional perspectives, included in the book, in a clear and coherent way, such that it will appeal to students and scholars interested in the social, economic, and political outcomes of globalization and will also be of interest to official development agencies and third sector organizations in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Fernando López Castellano is Professor of Applied Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Granada, Spain.

Carmen Lizárraga is Professor of Applied Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Granada, Spain.

Roser Manzanera Ruiz is Professor in the Department of Sociology of University of Granada, Spain. Institute for Women and Gender Studies, University of Granada, Spain.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2022
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0367720647
• ISBN 13: 9780367720643
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 264
• Redattore: Manzanera-Ruiz Roser, Lizárraga Carmen, López-Castellano Fernando
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania