Neoliberalism and everyday life /
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| Imprint: | Montréal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010. |
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| Description: | xi, 241 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8064370 |
| Summary: | Illuminating the ways in which neoliberal policies - such as the deregulation of economies and the transfer of governmental responsibilities to the private sector - have been implemented on a global scale, the contributors show how neoliberalism has seeped into our social and political fabric and affected our daily lives. Drawing attention to the most visible elements of neoliberalism in business, government, and personal life, reveal the ways in which policies designed to ensure market expansion also inevitably expand social inequalities of gender, race, class, and ability. Using a variety of methods, contributors discuss a range of topics, including globalization, privatization, health care, and the welfare state. An intelligent and informative collection that explains and challenges neoliberal policies, Neoliberalism and Everyday Life is an important assessment of a political system that makes profit easier and people's lives more difficult. |
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| Item Description: | Papers from conference entitled "Penetrating Neoliberalism: Changing Relations of Gender, Race, Ability, and Class," held in Toronto in Sept. 2007, as well as new papers written for this collection. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 241 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-232) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773536739 0773536736 9780773536920 0773536922 |