A Brief History of Neoliberalism
by David Harvey, Clive Chafer · first published 2005
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Why HN recommends it
Well-structured overview of how neoliberalism emerged and spread through global capitalism and society since the mid-20th century; an excellent primer for anyone wanting to understand the subject, though demanding.
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…of junk-economics which has been forced into public consciousness over the last 30-40 years, and which originated in the '30s with philosophers such as von Mises and von Hayek. Read David Harvey's A Brief History of Neoliberalism (http://www.amazon.com/Brief-History-Neoliberalism-David-Harv...) for a stunning exposition of the social and economic crises that have developed around the world as a result of governments attempting…
on “What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success” ↗David Harvey has a fantastic book on this, "A Brief History of Neoliberalism", it's quite a read but it's very well structured and I'd recommend it to anyone looking to investigate the recent (by this I mean second half of the 20th c.) trends in global capitalism and society.
on “A Guide to Statistics on Historical Trends in Income Inequality” ↗…criticise neoliberalism as being uncaring of the poor, the Marxist would say a similar thing about social democracy. For a read by a thinker inspired by Marx, I've heard good things about David Harvey's A Brief History of Neoliberalism. I have not read it, so I don't know if I should recommend it, but since you mentioned modern Marxists, and he is one, it may be of some use to you. [0] https://newleftreview.org/II/49/alain-badiou-the-communist-h...
on “Neoliberalism and the commodification of opinions” ↗This is an interview with David Harvey whose Brief History of Neoliberalism is one of the best primers on the subject. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/07/david-harvey-neoliberalis...
on “The frustration and quasi freedom of being an Uber driver” ↗'A Brief History of Neoliberalism' by David Harvey is also an excellent book on the subject.
on “IMF warns El Salvador: “Bitcoin should not be used as a legal tender”” ↗It is very peculiar. Whether it is an attempt to "reclaim" the word or not, that subreddit's usage of "neoliberal" bears little relation it's usage as defined in books such as David Harvey's 'A Brief History of Neoliberalism', where it is most commonly associated with privatization, financialisation, tax cuts, the retrenchment of social welfare and rapid growth in inequality. Critically, the neoliberal state is not 'smaller',…
on “Patrick Collison AMA on r/neoliberal” ↗After finishing it, I'm almost certain the author just produced a shorter more accessible version of the argument from "A Brief History of Neoliberalism" by David Harvey. It's basically a Marxian interpretation of the issue.
on “Why Rent Is So High and Pay So Low” ↗A Brief History of Neoliberalism, 2005: http://rebels-library.org/files/d3Thompson-1.pdf
on “Amazon shareholders reject facial recognition ban” ↗