Neoliberalization

The book is an analysis of cultural, social as well as political economic expressions of neoliberalization and argues for an appreciation of the relational geographies of neoliberalization. * In-depth empirical research spanning a variety of world regions * A range of topics including homelessness, comparative politics, economic development and social policy * Reviews how neoliberalism is enacted as a way to highlight the complexity and contingency of this economic model * Engages in debates within anthropology, gender studies, geography, health studies, international studies, planning, political science and sociology

ISBN 1405134321   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9781405134323 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 518 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Published in Chicester Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)   Series title Antipode Book Series Format Paperback   Height (mm) 229 Publication date 23 May 2007   Width (mm) 154 Library of Congress HB95   Spine width (mm) 19 DEWEY 320.513   Academic level Undergraduate, Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC22   Alternative ISBN 9780470712801 Pages 320

1		Introduction : reading neoliberalization by Kevin Ward and Kim England		1
2		Competing capitalisms and neoliberalism : the dynamics of, and limits to, economic reform in the Asia-Pacific by Mark Beeson		28
3		Neoliberalizing the grassroots? : microfinance and the politics of development in Nepal by Katherine N. Rankin and Yogendra B. Shakya		48
4		Learning to compete : communities of investment promotion practice in the spread of global neoliberalism by Nicholas A. Phelps and Marcus Power and Roseline Wanjiru		83
5		Temporary staffing, "geographies of circulation," and the business of delivering neoliberalization by Kevin Ward		110
6		Neoliberalizing Argentina? by Pete North		137
7		Neoliberalizing home care : managed competition and restructuring home care in Ontario by Kim England and Joan Eakin and Denise Gastaldo and Patricia McKeever		169
8		Spatializing neoliberalism : articulations, recapitulations, and (a very few) alternatives by Catherine Kingfisher		195
9		Co-constituting "after neoliberalism" : political projects and globalizing governmentalities in Aotearoa/New Zealand by Wendy Larner and Richard Le Heron and Nicholas Lewis		223
10		Conclusion : reflections on neoliberalizations by Kim England and Kevin Ward		248

"Neoliberalism is a word that can easily come to mean everything and so nothing. And yet the process and relations of 'neoliberalization' are far more significant than either of these meanings. By focusing on places in which neoliberalization is shaped and experienced, and on critical analyses of the processes and relations of which it is constituted, this book reveals its profound importance." Roger Lee, Queen Mary, University of London <!--end--> "This excellent collection of essays brings substance to processes of neoliberalization and their impacts in different parts of the globe, from Argentina to Canada, Nepal to China, and New Zealand to Japan. It illuminates, from diverse intellectual and disciplinary traditions, the complexity and contingency of neoliberalisms through a detailed analysis of economic and political institutions, people, places, and networks involved in their (re)production and dissemination. This needs to be understood if we are to gain a better theorized account of concrete historical realities and gain leverage for alternative political directions." Helga Leitner, University of Minnesota

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