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1 online resource (xii, 296 pages) |
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International political economy series |
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International political economy series.
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| Contents |
The contradictions and transformations of neoliberalism in Latin America : from structural adjustment to "empowering the poor" / Marcus Taylor -- Post-neoliberalism and the new left in the Americas : the pathways of economic and trade policies / Pablo Heidrich and Diana Tussie -- Struggling between autonomy and institutional transformations : social movements in Latin America and the move toward post-neoliberalism / Ulrich Brand and Nicola Sekler -- Post-neoliberalism and the emergence of human rights politics in international finance / Elizabeth Friesen -- Hugo Chávez and the search for post-neoliberal policy alternatives in Venezuela / Judy Meltzer -- From naked barbarism to barbarism with benefits : neoliberal capitalism, natural gas policy, and the Evo Morales government in Bolivia / Jeffery R. Webber -- Is there a post-neoliberal policy toward foreign direct investment in Argentina and Chile? / Paul Alexander Haslam -- The World Bank and the poverty reduction strategy of Nicaragua : toward a post-neoliberal world development order? / Arne Ruckert -- The "re-branding" of neoliberalism : competing hegemonies and systemic dilemmas impacting educational development in heavily indebted Latin American states / Adam Davidson-Harden -- Neoliberalism and the micropolitics of domination in the United States / Mary Hawkesworth -- Poverty policy and politics in Canada and Mexico : "inclusive" liberalism? / Rianne Mahon and Laura Macdonald -- The shaping of motherhood through social investment in children : examples from Canada and Mexico / Lucy Luccisano and Glenda Wall -- Neoliberalism's agnosticism : domestic and immigration policies and the model family in Canada and the United States / Lois Harder -- Colombia's neoliberal regime of governance : securitization by dispossession / Cristina Rojas -- Afterword : Post-neoliberal politics and pathways / Laura Macdonald and Arne Ruckert |
| Summary |
Dramatic changes have occurred in recent years in countries throughout the Americas. Neoliberal policy prescriptions promoted by international financial agencies have failed to deliver significant growth, and have led to rising levels of poverty and inequality. This collection brings together a diverse range of analyses to interrogate these changes occurring in the Americas, from Canada to Venezuela to Chile. Authors debate the reasons for the election of a large number of New Left governments in Latin America, and discuss the significance of the policies they have adopted. Do these policies represent a radical shift in direction towards a post-neoliberal era, or only a kinder and gentler form of neoliberalism? How do New Left governments differ from each other? At the same time, some governments in the Americas, particularly in North America, continue to cling to neoliberal policy prescriptions despite their problems. However, authors in this collection argue that transformations have occurred even in these neo-liberal holdouts. The book offers an essential overview of recent changes in the hemisphere, highlighting both the continuities and discontinuities in neoliberal practice |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-279) and index |
| Notes |
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. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Neoliberalism -- United States
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Neoliberalism -- Latin America
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International relations.
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Political economy.
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Regional government.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Conservatism & Liberalism.
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Politics and Government.
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Neoliberalism
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Social policy
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United States -- Social policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140547
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Latin America -- Social policy
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| Subject |
Latin America
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Macdonald, Laura, 1960-
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Ruckert, Anne.
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| ISBN |
9780230232822 |
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0230232825 |
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