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Neoliberal Reason and Its Forms: De-Politicisation Through Economisation.
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Antipode . Jun2014, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p691-716. 26p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- This paper offers a historically contextualised intellectual history of the entangled development of three competing post-war economic approaches, viz the Austrian, Chicago and post-Walrasian schools, as three forms of neoliberalism. Taking our cue from Foucault's reading of neoliberalism as a mode of governmentality under which the social is organised through 'economic incentives', we engage with the recent discussions of neoliberal theory on three accounts: neoliberalism is read as an epistemic horizon including not only 'pro-' but also 'post-market' positions articulated by post-Walrasian economists who claim that market failures necessitate the design of 'incentive-compatible' remedial mechanisms; the Austrian tradition is distinguished from the Chicago-style pro-marketism; and the implications of the differences among the three approaches on economic as well as socio-political life are discussed. The paper maintains that all three approaches promote the de-politicisation of the social through its economisation albeit by way of different theories and policies. © 2013 The Author. Antipode © 2013 Antipode Foundation Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00664812
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Antipode
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 95561597
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12065