Neoliberal Hegemony: A Global Critique (Routledge/Ripe Studies in Global Political Economy)

Neoliberalism is fast becoming the dominant ideology of our age, yet politicians, businessmen and academics rarely identify themselves with it and even political forces critical of it continue to carry out neoliberal policies around the globe. How can we make sense of this paradox? Who actually are "the neoliberals"? This is the first explanation of neoliberal hegemony, which systematically considers and analyzes the networks and organizations of around 1.000 self conscious neoliberal intellectuals organized in the Mont Pèlerin Society. This book challenges simplistic understandings of neoliberalism. It underlines the variety of neoliberal schools of thought, the various approaches of its proponents in the fight for hegemony in research and policy development, political and communication efforts, and the well funded, well coordinated, and highly effective new types of knowledge organizations generated by the neoliberal movement: partisan think tanks. It also closes an important gap in the growing literature on "private authority’’, presenting new perspectives on transnational civil society formation processes. This fascinating new book will be of great interest to students of international relations, political economy, globalization and politics. Reconsidering Neoliberal Hegemony / Dieter Plehwe And Bernhard Walpen -- Between Network And Complex Organization : The Making Of Neoliberal Knowledge And Hegemony / Dieter Plehwe And Bernhard Walpen -- Neoliberalism, Capitalist Class Formation And The Global Network Of Corporations And Policy Groups / William K. Carroll And Colin Carson -- Peddling Reform : The Role Of Think Tanks In Shaping The Neoliberal Policy Agenda For The World Bank And International Monetary Fund / Christian E. Weller And Laura Singleton -- Why Is There No Third Way? The Role Of Neoliberal Ideology, Networks And Think Tanks In Combating Market Socialism And Shaping Transformation In Poland / Dorothee Bohle And Gisela Neunhöffer -- Neoliberal Ascendancy And East Asia : Geo-politics, Development Theory And The End Of The Authoritarian Developmental State In South Korea / Mark T. Berger -- Mexican Economy Since Nafta : Socioeconomic Integration Or Disintegration? / Enrique Dussel Peters -- Great Lie : Markets, Freedom And Knowledge / Richard Hull -- Frontiers And Dystopias : Libertarian Ideology In Science Fiction / Peter Josef Mühlbauer -- Education Of Neoliberalism / Oliver Schöller And Olaf Groh-samberg -- Gender Mainstreaming : Integrating Women Into A Neoliberal Europe? / Susanne Schunter-kleemann And Dieter Plehwe -- Neoliberalism And Communitarianism : Social Conditions, Discourses And Politics / Hans-jürgen Bieling -- Neoliberalism And Cultural Nationalism : A Danse Macabre / Radhika Desai -- World Wide Web Of Anti-neoliberalism : Emerging Forms Of Post-fordist Protest And The Impossibility Of Global Keynesianism / Ulrich Brand. Edited By Dieter Plehwe, Bernhard Walpen And Gisela Neunhöffer. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [252]-283) And Index. Neoliberalism is fast becoming the dominant ideology of our age, yet politicians, businessmen and academics rarely identify themselves with it, and even political forces critical of it continue to carry out neoliberal policies around the globe. How can we make sense of this paradox? Who actually are "the neoliberals"?This book provides a comprehensive account of the creation and reproduction of the current neoliberal hegemony; focusing on both the strategies for and opposition to the production and distribution of neoliberal ideas in a diverse range of contexts. The authors survey the global network of think tanks, policy institutes, corporate planning groups, intellectuals, political and corporate leaders which have underpinned the ideological and political dominance of neoliberalism, and consequently, neoliberal forms of globalization. This volume also analyses the following. Specific neoliberal projects, regional contexts and structures of knowledge. The effects of neoliberalism on international institutions-from the World Bank to the UN. The growing corporate and political connections. The impact of neoliberalism on popular culture, education and other ideologies. The various forms of opposition to neoliberalism.Broadening our collective understanding of neoliberalism, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of international political economy and globalization. Half Title: Neoliberal Hegemony......Page 2 Series Page......Page 3 Title Page......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Illustrations......Page 11 Contributors......Page 13 Series preface......Page 15 Acknowledgements......Page 17 Abbreviations......Page 18 Introduction......Page 20 Part I Global neoliberal projects......Page 44 1 Between network and complex organization......Page 46 2 Neoliberalism, capitalist class formation and the global network of corporations and policy groups......Page 70 3 Peddling reform: the role of think tanks in shaping the neoliberal policy agenda for the World Bank and International Monetary Fund......Page 89 Part II Neoliberal hegemonic constellations in the (semi)periphery......Page 106 4 Why is there no third way?......Page 108 5 The neoliberal ascendancy and East Asia......Page 124 6 The Mexican economy since NAFTA......Page 139 Part III Neoliberal discourse relations......Page 158 7 The great lie......Page 160 8 Frontiers and dystopias......Page 175 9 The education of neoliberalism1......Page 190 10 Gender mainstreaming......Page 207 Part IV Major hegemonic battle lines......Page 224 11 Neoliberalism and communitarianism......Page 226 12 Neoliberalism and cultural nationalism......Page 241 13 The World Wide Web of anti neoliberalism......Page 255 References......Page 271 Index......Page 303 Neoliberalism is fast becoming the dominant ideology of our age, yet politicians, businessmen and academics rarely identify themselves with it and even political forces critical of it continue to carry out neoliberal policies around the globe. How can we make sense of this paradox? Who actually are the neoliberals? Neoliberal Hegemony considers and analyzes the networks and organizations of around 1,000 self-conscious neoliberal intellectuals organized in the Mont Pelerin Society. It underlines the variety of neoliberal schools of thought, the various approaches of its proponents in the fight for hegemony in research and policy development, political and communication efforts, and the well funded, well coordinated, and highly effective new types of knowledge organizations generated by the neoliberal movement: partisan think tanks. It also closes an important gap in the growing literature on "private authority, presenting new perspectives on transnational civil society formation processes. This fascinating new book will be of great interest to students of international relations, political economy, globalization and politics.