| Author/Contributor(s): | Dardot, Pierre; Laval, Christian; Elliott, Gregory |
| Publisher: | Verso |
| Date: | 02/14/2017 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
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.