Neoliberalization: States, Networks, Peoples (Antipode Book)

Neoliberalization: States, Networks, Peoples (Antipode Book)

by KevinWard (Editor), KimEngland (Editor)

Synopsis

The book is an analysis of cultural, social as well as political economic expressions of neoliberalization and argues for an appreciation of the relational geographies of neoliberalization. * In-depth empirical research spanning a variety of world regions * A range of topics including homelessness, comparative politics, economic development and social policy * Reviews how neoliberalism is enacted as a way to highlight the complexity and contingency of this economic model * Engages in debates within anthropology, gender studies, geography, health studies, international studies, planning, political science and sociology

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
Published: 23 May 2007

ISBN 10: 1405134321
ISBN 13: 9781405134323

Media Reviews
Neoliberalism is a word that can easily come to mean everything and so nothing. And yet the process and relations of 'neoliberalization' are far more significant than either of these meanings. By focusing on places in which neoliberalization is shaped and experienced, and on critical analyses of the processes and relations of which it is constituted, this book reveals its profound importance. Roger Lee, Queen Mary, University of London This excellent collection of essays brings substance to processes of neoliberalization and their impacts in different parts of the globe, from Argentina to Canada, Nepal to China, and New Zealand to Japan. It illuminates, from diverse intellectual and disciplinary traditions, the complexity and contingency of neoliberalisms through a detailed analysis of economic and political institutions, people, places, and networks involved in their (re)production and dissemination. This needs to be understood if we are to gain a better theorized account of concrete historical realities and gain leverage for alternative political directions. Helga Leitner, University of Minnesota
Author Bio
Kim England is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Washington. Kevin Ward is Reader in Geography in the School of Environment and Development at the University of Manchester.