This work looks at how contemporary global economic policies are made:
by which institutions, under what ideologies, and how they are
enforced. The author reveals the central roles played by organizations
such as the IMF and the World Bank in supervising the livelihoods of
over 2.5 billion people. He shows that neoliberal economic policy is
enforced by a few thousand unelected and unaccountable experts in the
North and has failed to deliver tolerable living conditions for the
poor. The book argues for a new geographic theory of power, exercised
through dominant institutions, concentrated in hegemonic power
centers. It seeks to transform the existing geography of policy-making
power by exposing its structures, centers and mechanisms, critiquing
its intellectual foundations, uncovering its un-democratic
justifications, and passionately supporting its opponents. The
conclusion makes a further positive contribution by exploring policy
alternatives that point the way forward.
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ISBN
9781848136830
Publisert
2017
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Vendor
Zed Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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