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Over the last two decades, 'neoliberalism' has emerged as a key concept within a range of social science disciplines including sociology, political science, human geography, anthropology, political economy, and cultural studies. The SAGE Handbook of Neoliberalism showcases the cutting edge of contemporary scholarship in this field by bringing together a team of global experts. Across seven key sections, the handbook explores the different ways in which neoliberalism has been understood and the key questions about the nature of neoliberalism: Part 1: Perspectives Part 2: Sources Part 3: Variations and Diffusions Part 4: The State Part 5: Social and Economic Restructuring Part 6: Cultural Dimensions Part 7: Neoliberalism and Beyond This handbook is the key reference text for scholars and graduate students engaged in the growing field of neoliberalism.
Planning the ‘Free’ Market: The Genesis and Rise of Chicago Neoliberalism1
Planning the ‘Free’ Market: The Genesis and Rise of Chicago Neoliberalism1
Introduction
The Chicago School of Economics emerged as one of the primary intellectual formations in the US economics orthodoxy in the post-World War II era.2 Not only is it America's most influential school of economic thought, but it has also exerted demonstrable influence across the disciplines, including the fields of law and political science.
Many non-economists (as well as a fair share of economists) mistakenly equate Chicago with neoclassical economics, and they hold certain images about Chicago, which are oversimplified, shortsighted, and ahistorical. The first misperception concerns ‘economics imperialism': Chicago economists ...
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