NEOLIBERALISM: A Critical Reader

Alfredo Saad-Filho is professor of political economy at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He is the author of The Value of Marx (2002), the editor of Anti-Capitalism: A Marxist Introduction (Pluto Press, 2003) and co-editor of Neoliberalism: A Critical Reader (Pluto Press, 2005). Deborah Johnston is a Lecturer in Development Economics at SOAS. She has worked on labour markets and poverty, and has undertaken consultancy work in the UK, Russia and in a number of countries in Africa.

A great resource for students of politics and economics, and anyone looking for a grounded critical approach to this broad subject.

Acknowledgements Contributors Introduction - Alfredo Saad-Filho and Deborah Johnston Part I - Theoretical Perspectives 1: The Neoliberal (Counter-)Revolution - Gerard Dumenil and Dominique Levy 2: From Keynesianism to Neoliberalism: Shifting Paradigms in Economics - Thomas I. Palley 3: Mainstream Economics in the Neoliberal Era - Costas Lapavitsas 4: The Economic Mythology of Neoliberalism - Anwar Shaikh 5: The Neoliberal Theory of Society - Simon Clarke 6: Neoliberalism and Politics, and the Politics of Neoliberalism - Ronaldo Munck 7: Neoliberalism, Globalisation and International Relations - Alejandro Colas Part II - Surveying the Landscape 8: Neoliberalism and Primitive Accumulation in LDCs - Terence J. Byres 9: Neoliberal Globalization: Imperialism without Empires? - Hugo Radice 10: Neoliberalism in International Trade: Sound Economics or a Question of Faith? - Sonali Deranyiagala 11: 'A Haven of Familiar Monetary Practice': The Neoliberal Dream in International Money and Finance - Jan Toporowski 12: From Washington to Post-Washington Consensus: Neoliberal Agendas for Economic Development - Alfredo Saad-Filho 13: Foreign Aid, Neoliberalism and US Imperialism - Henry Veltmeyer and James Petras 14: Sticks and Carrots for Farmers in Developing Countries: Agrarian Neoliberal in Theory and Practice - Carlos Oya 15: Poverty and Distribution: Back on the Neoliberal Agenda? - Deborah Johnston 16: The Welfare State and Neoliberalism - Susanne MacGregor 17: Neoliberalism, the New Right and Sexual Politics - Lesley Hoggart 18: Neoliberal Agendas for Higher Education - Les Levidow 19: Neoliberalism and Civil Society: Project and Possibilities - Subir Sinha 20: Neoliberalism and Democracy: Market Power versus Democratic Power - Arthur MacEwan 21: Neoliberalism and the Third Way - Philip Arestis and Malcom Sawyer Part III - Neoliberal Experiences 22: The Birth of Neoliberalism in the US: A Reorganisation of Capitalism - Al Campbell 23: The Neoliberal Experience of the UK - Philip Arestis and Malcom Sawyer 24: European Integration as a Vehicle of Neoliberal Hegemony - John Milios 25: Neoliberalism: The Eastern European Frontier - Jan Toporowski 26: The Political Economy of Neoliberalism in Latin America - Alfredo Saad-Filho 27: Neoliberalism in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Structural Adjustment to NEPAD - Patrick Bond 28: Neoliberalism and South Asia: The Case of a Narrowing Discourse - Matthew McCartney 29: Assessing Neoliberalism in Japan - Makoto Itoh 30: Neoliberal Restructuring of Capital Relations in East and Southeast Asia - Dae-oup Chang