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Zygmunt Bauman on Liberalism and Neoliberalism
Zygmunt Bauman, one of the greatest thinkers of the post-Second World War period, a distinguished sociologist and influential public intellectual, has passed away. He has departed to “liquid eternity”, his family told. This is a sad news and an enormous loss. During … Continue reading
Back to the Future: Authoritarian Neoliberal Regime versus Democratic Social State
The destiny of the 20th century, especially after the WWII, has been determined and shaped by the multifaceted confrontation between capitalism and “communism”, the West vis-a-vis the East. But history did not end in 1991, as some have tried to convince … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, democracy, institutional change, Marxism, neoliberalism, politics, social movements, state
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Ethnographies of austerity
Austerity is not about numbers, economic data or amorphous macro-scale policies; Austerity is about people. Middle and working-class people, they are the ones who bear the brunt of oppressive neoliberalism and carry the depressing burdens of austerity in their everyday life: increasing unemployment, … Continue reading
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Tagged austerity, culture, class, debt, ethnography, globalization, neoliberalism, policy, state
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Financialization as a state project
Financialization is a key feature of neoliberalism. It refers to the capturing impact of financial markets, institutions, actors, instruments and logics on the real economy, labor, households and daily life. Essentially it has significant implications for the broader patterns and functioning of an … Continue reading
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Tagged finance, financialization, neoliberalism, policy, Political economy, state, United Kingdom
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Listen to the Athenian Solon: “Our virtue sticks with us and makes us strong, but money changes owners all day long”
Solon (c. 638 – c. 558 BC) was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet, particularly known for ending exclusive aristocratic control of the government and his efforts to legislate against political, economic, and moral decline in archaic Athens, whose elite was obsessed with wealth, power, and prestige. His first … Continue reading
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Tagged credit, debt, Greece, oligarchy, slavery, state, wealth
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The political economy of pharmaceutical industries and healthcare in developing countries
Do economic development and growth more or less automatically bring with them better medical care and health to the population of a country? Well, it is generally presumed that they do. This assumption is also a core part of a … Continue reading
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Tagged corporations, development, developmental state, global governance, health, India, markets, Political economy, state
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“Aftermath of a Crisis”: Manuel Castells and his colleagues tackling the crisis and its consequences
“In this crisis, some people are trying to go back and other people are trying to discover what the future could be. What doesn’t work anymore is the present, for anyone. That’s why it’s Aftermath Time.” – Manuel Castells Shortly after … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, Economic Sociology, financial crisis, neoliberalism, state
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Socrates on Oligarchy and Democracy
The Republic is a monumental work of philosophy and political theory, written by Plato around 380 BC. In this sophisticated and fascinating tractate of ten books, Socrates – the pivotal character of The Republic – conducts his famous dialogues with Athenians, deliberating mainly on essence and aspects … Continue reading
Money is a mode of governance in a material world of capitalism
Money travels the modern world in disguise. It looks like a convention of human exchange – a commodity like gold or a medium like language. But its history reveals that money is a very different matter. It is an institution … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, credit, debt, economic history, monetary system, money, state, United Kingdom
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