The New Way Of The World
On Neoliberal Society
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | Pierre Dardot, Christian Laval | ISBN: | 9781781682210 |
| Publisher: | Verso Books | Publication: | March 11, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Verso | Language: | English |
| Author: | Pierre Dardot, Christian Laval |
| ISBN: | 9781781682210 |
| Publisher: | Verso Books |
| Publication: | March 11, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Verso |
| Language: | English |
A far-reaching deconstruction of neoliberalism’s economic agenda, political imposition and mystifying techniques
Exploring the genesis of neoliberalism, and the political and economic circumstances of its deployment, Pierre Dardot and Christian Laval dispel numerous common misconceptions. Neoliberalism is neither a return to classical liberalism nor the restoration of “pure” capitalism. To misinterpret neoliberalism is to fail to understand what is new about it: far from viewing the market as a natural given that limits state action, neoliberalism seeks to construct the market and use it as a model for governments. Only once this is grasped will its opponents be able to meet the unprecedented political and intellectual challenge it poses.
A far-reaching deconstruction of neoliberalism’s economic agenda, political imposition and mystifying techniques
Exploring the genesis of neoliberalism, and the political and economic circumstances of its deployment, Pierre Dardot and Christian Laval dispel numerous common misconceptions. Neoliberalism is neither a return to classical liberalism nor the restoration of “pure” capitalism. To misinterpret neoliberalism is to fail to understand what is new about it: far from viewing the market as a natural given that limits state action, neoliberalism seeks to construct the market and use it as a model for governments. Only once this is grasped will its opponents be able to meet the unprecedented political and intellectual challenge it poses.
