Neo-liberal ideology : history, concepts and policies /

Neo-liberalism has been one of the most influential ideologies since the Second World War. This book provides an original account of its intellectual foundations, development and conceptual configuration as an ideology. It presents a comparative study of the development and the nature of neo-liberal...

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Main Author: Turner, Rachel S. (Rachel Suzanne)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2008.
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Summary:Neo-liberalism has been one of the most influential ideologies since the Second World War. This book provides an original account of its intellectual foundations, development and conceptual configuration as an ideology. It presents a comparative study of the development and the nature of neo-liberal ideas in the national contexts of Germany, Britain and the United States since the twentieth century, addressing the following questions: What are neo-liberalism's intellectual origins? What influence did neo-liberalism have on public policy debates? What are neo-liberalism's core concepts and how have they been interpreted in different national contexts that make it a distinctive ideology? In answering these questions, the book provides a deeper insight into the historical and intellectual origins and conceptual configuration of an ideology that reshaped politics and societies across the world. Key Features Explores the intellectual and historical genesis of neo-liberalism Presents a case study of ideological growth and formation Concentrates on the four core concepts at the centre of neo-liberal ideology: the market, welfare, the constitution and property Written in a clear and accessible style Offers a comprehensive analysis of neo-liberalism as both an ideology and a political movement.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 248 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-243) and index.
ISBN:9780748632350
0748632352
1281252115
9781281252111
9780748652792
0748652795
9786611252113
6611252118
Language:English.
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized