In The Left Hand of Capital, Fernando Ignacio Leiva provides a theoretically grounded analysis of the last thirty years of socioeconomic policies in Chile, beginning at the end of the Pinochet military regime in 1990. He skillfully probes how innovative center-left politico-econ…
Introduction. Fairy tales of development : climate change, COVID-19 and neoliberalism -- The Freirean pedagogy of development education -- Development education and social change -- Development education and "adjectival" sectors -- Development education in practice -- Neoliberal…
"The Political Economy Reader advocates a particular approach to the study of political economy - the "market-institutional" perspective - which emphasizes the ways in which markets are embedded in political and social institutions. This perspective offers a compelling alternati…
Introduction: Economic neoliberalism and international development / Michael Tribe -- How did economic neoliberalism become mainstream? / Bernard Walters -- Privatisation in developing countries : an evolving relationship between state and markets / Colin Kirkpatrick -- Neoliber…
Contemporary financial self-help and the rise of neoliberalism -- It's not about money, it's about freedom -- From rats to riches -- Creating a world of abundance -- American dreams in Argentina -- Conclusion : financial self-help and beyond
Introduction : placing dreams and building homes -- The business of building a nation -- Return, reside, reinvest : mapping the real estate boom -- Neoliberalizing Manila's peri-urban fringe -- Gated dreams and communities -- Everyday life inside the gates : resistance, loss and…
Are free market economies really based on fleecing the consumer? Is everyone from corporate CEOs to your local car salesman really looking to make a buck at your expense? Here, economist John R. Lott, Jr., answers these and other common economic questions, bravely confronting th…
Are free market economies really based on fleecing the consumer? Is everyone from corporate CEOs to your local car salesman really looking to make a buck at your expense? Here, economist John R. Lott, Jr., answers these and other common economic questions, bravely confronting th…
