Setting the scene : the concept of nudge -- The nudge approach to policy making -- Behavioural economics : methodological issues and philosophical concerns -- Nudging in the context of neoliberalism : their hidden side. "This book presents a critical approach to the study of nu…
The recent global financial crisis has challenged conventional wisdom, and our conception of globalisation has called into question. This book revisits the relationship between globalisation, the crisis and the state from an interdisciplinary perspective, with law, economics and…
Explaining how Eastern Europe's post-communist transition can only be understood as part of a broader interrogation of neoliberal hegemony in the global political economy, this book provides a detailed historical account of the emergence of neoliberalism in Eastern Central Europ…
In the United States, the causes and even the meanings of poverty are disconnected from the causes and meanings of global poverty. The Routledge Handbook of Poverty and the United States provides an authoritative overview of the relationship of poverty with the rise of neolibera…
The history of policymaking has been dominated by two rival assumptions about markets. Those who have advocated Keynesian-type policies have generally based their arguments on the claim that markets are imperfectly competitive. On the other hand laissez faire advocates have argu…
After many years in which it appeared to be losing the pre-eminent position it had occupied in the lexicon of the social and human sciences, the term 'capitalism' has once again become a matter of critical concern, both theoretically and substantively, in a range of disciplinary…
This text explores the nature and effects of contemporary capitalism through engaging with Boltanski and Chiapello's seminal text, 'The New Spirit of Capitalism'. It provides a comprehensive overview and interrogation of the text and develops new insights into contemporary neo-l…
