Four books on (neo-)liberalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4237607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruno Amable (0000-0002-7186-6245, Institut Universitaire de France, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 813-821 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Socio-Economic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-1461 • E-ISSN: 1475-147X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ser/mwu032 |
| OpenAlex | W2022369735 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
(Neo-)liberalism has been at the centre of many debates on economic institutions and policies as well as social issues, and particularly so since the financial crisis of 2008. The Great Recession was initially regarded by many as the end of the belief in the supreme efficiency of the market as well as the return of the state. Yet, only a few years after the subprime crisis and still in the midst of a long-lasting recession, in Europe at least, the influence of the neo-liberal doctrine on economic policies seems stronger than ever, leading many to wonder how such a devalued and contested ideology could still be so prominent.1 In order to understand this apparent puzzle, it is necessary to investigate what neo-liberalism actually is. The books featured in this review contribute to this effort. In order to understand contemporary neo-liberalism, it is necessary to look at its foundations, i.e. liberalism. The association of liberalism with the unconditional promotion of freedom and autonomy is usually taken for granted. Domenico Losurdo's book, Liberalism: A Counter-History, originally published in Italian in 2006, questions this belief with an investigation of liberalism from the 18th Century until 1914. Losurdo not only examines the writings of the most important contributors to liberal thought, but looks at real-existing liberalism and its concrete political realisations. The book aims to unveil the elements of liberalism usually left aside. And the picture he draws is far from the “Golden legend” told by the hagiography of liberalism. The book shows in detail how liberalism considered slavery, the condition of “coloured” or colonised populations, the treatment of the poor and their children as well as the working conditions of the industrial workers
Economic liberalism · Ideology · Law and economics · Liberalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Political Economy and Marxism
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |