Economic Globalisation as Religious War (Routledge RIPE Studies in Global Political Economy)

Using a critical theory approach to analyze the globalization of the world economy, this provocative and topical new book presents economic globalization not as a recent development, but rather as a familiar process that has occurred throughout history. Michael McKinley argues that it is ultimately a self-serving, arbitrary and destructive imperial project that should be viewed as a religious war. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 8 Copyright......Page 9 Contents......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Abbreviations......Page 14 Introduction......Page 16 Part I......Page 27 1 Neo-liberal war: Casus belli, promises of progress, strategies of dominance, fraud......Page 28 2 Triage: A survey of casualties in the neo-liberal combat zone......Page 53 Part II......Page 73 3 American decline and the ascendancy of Economics: Neo-liberalism as new containment doctrine and theory of globalisation......Page 74 4 The Americanisation of the new Economics: American Exceptionalism and American religion......Page 100 Part III......Page 121 5 Suprema a situ: Economics in the university and the world......Page 122 Part IV......Page 163 6 Equivalence and convergence: Neo-liberal globalisation as war and militarisation......Page 164 7 Congruence: Economics as war......Page 192 8 Romanita: Reformation and Counter-Reformation in neo classical Economics/neo-liberalism (Economics-as-religion)......Page 205 Conclusion: The new age of religious wars: neo-liberalism, neo-Clausewitzianism and the American way of war......Page 227 Epilogues......Page 233 Epilogue 1: Neo-liberalism and the empirical record – theorising global strategic economic incompetence......Page 234 Epilogue 2: Economics as mental illness – a satire?......Page 252 Notes......Page 275 Bibliography......Page 316 Index......Page 339 1. Neo-liberal War : Casus Belli, Promises Of Progress, Strategies Of Dominance, Fraud -- 2. Triage : A Survey Of Casualties In The Neo-liberal Combat Zone -- 3. American Decline And The Ascendancy Of Economics : Neo-liberalism As New Containment Doctrine And Theory Of Globalisation -- 4. The Americanisation Of The New Economics : American Exceptionalism And American Religion -- 5. Suprema A Situ : Economics In The University And The World -- 6. Equivalence And Convergence : Neo-liberal Globalisation As War And Militarisation -- 7. Congruence : Economics As War -- 8. Romanita : Reformation And Counter-reformation In Neoclassical Economics/neo-liberalism (economics-as-religion) -- 9. Conclusion : The New Age Of Religious Wars : Neo-liberalism, New-clausewitzianism And The American Way Of War. Michael Mckinley. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [301]-323) And Index. The author presents economic globalisation, not as a recent development, but rather as a familiar process that has occurred throughout history