The New Way of the World

On Neoliberal Society

• Author(s): Christian Laval, Pierre Dardot,
• Publisher: Verso Books
• Pages: 352
• ISBN_10: 1781685304
  ISBN_13: 9781781685303
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Philosophy / Political , Political Science / History & Theory , Social Science / Sociology / Social Theory , Business & Economics / Economics / Theory , Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy ,

Description:... Exploring the genesis of neoliberalism, and the political and economic circumstances of its deployment, Pierre Dardot and Christian Laval dispel numerous common misconceptions. Neoliberalism is neither a return to classical liberalism nor the restoration of "pure" capitalism. To misinterpret neoliberalism is to fail to understand what is new about it: far from viewing the market as a natural given that limits state action, neoliberalism seeks to construct the market and use it as a model for governments. Only once this is grasped will its opponents be able to meet the unprecedented political and intellectual challenge it poses.