Jamie peck constructions of neoliberal reason. Jamie Peck, Constructions of Neoliberal Reason (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), pp. vi, 30, $45. ISBN 2022-12-25
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In his book "Constructions of Neoliberal Reason," sociologist Jamie Peck explores the ways in which neoliberal ideology has shaped society and its institutions. Neoliberalism is a political and economic philosophy that advocates for the privatization of government services, free markets, and minimal regulation. It emerged in the 1970s and has become the dominant ideology in many countries around the world.
Peck argues that neoliberalism is more than just an economic theory; it is a set of values and practices that shape the way we think and act. According to Peck, neoliberalism constructs individuals as rational, self-interested actors who are responsible for their own success or failure. This construction of the individual is used to justify the privatization and deregulation of government services, as well as the erosion of the welfare state.
Peck also points out that neoliberalism has a particular way of constructing problems and solutions. It sees social and economic problems as individual failures rather than systemic issues, and therefore focuses on individual responsibility and self-improvement rather than collective action or structural change. This is exemplified by the privatization of education and healthcare, which shifts the burden of paying for these services onto individuals rather than the government.
Moreover, neoliberalism promotes a narrow definition of freedom that is focused on economic freedom rather than broader social and political freedoms. It sees the market as the primary mechanism for achieving freedom, and advocates for the privatization of public goods such as education and healthcare. However, as Peck points out, this narrow definition of freedom often leads to inequality and injustice, as those with more resources are able to access better education and healthcare, while those with less are left behind.
In addition to its impact on the economy and social policy, neoliberalism has also shaped the way we think about ourselves and our relationships with others. It promotes a competitive, individualistic worldview that values success and productivity above all else. This can lead to a lack of empathy and a disregard for the common good, as individuals become focused on their own self-interest rather than the welfare of the community.
Overall, Peck's "Constructions of Neoliberal Reason" offers a thought-provoking analysis of the ways in which neoliberal ideology has shaped our society and our way of thinking. It highlights the dangers of this ideology and calls for a more equitable and just society that values the common good and promotes the well-being of all its members.
Constructions of neoliberal reason
Peck 2010:10 argues that national and local forms of neoliberalism are becoming increasingly interdependent, and this can also be extended to the global level, as Philip Cerny does. Amongst intellectuals and activists, neoliberalism has become a potent signifier for the kind of free-market thinking that has dominated politics for the past three decades. The book traces how neoliberalism went from crank science to common sense in the period between the Great Depression and the age of Obama. Forever associated with the conviction politics of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, the free-market project has since become synonymous with the 'Washington consensus' on international development policy and the phenomenon of corporate globalization, where it has come to mean privatization, deregulation, and the opening up of new markets. Mises, members Austrian school of economics fleeing from Europe as well as what they summarized as tyranny of statism to America, struggled to stay afloat in the American intellectual environment favoring New Deal and Keynesianism. Who are the neoliberals, and why do they studiously avoid the label? I know of no other text that is able to tell such a robust social history of neoliberalization; I know of no other scholar so attentive to the 'mongrel' character of market fundamentalism. As you will see from my notes below, these link very well to the concept of embedded neoliberalism-cum-neoliberalisation and will provide a more solid theoretical framework for my research.
Forever associated with the conviction politics of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, the free-market project has since become synonymous with the "Washington consensus" on international development policy and the phenomenon of corporate globalization, where it has come to mean privatization, deregulation, and the opening up of new markets. Neoliberalisms As Andrew Gamble and Philip Cerny have argued, there remains a great deal of variability across the global political economy. Constructions of Neoliberal Reason presents a radical critique of the free-market project, from its origins in the first half of the 20th century through to the recent global economic crisis, from the utopian dreams of Friedrich von Hayek through the dogmatic theories of the Chicago School to the hope and hubris of Obamanomics. Neoliberalism has evolved through processes of shape-shifting, and uneven open-ended mutations and cross-referential development Peck 2010:30. But beyond its utility as a protest slogan or buzzword as shorthand for the political-economic Zeitgeist, what do we know about where neoliberalism came from and how it spread? The book traces how neoliberalism went from crank science to common sense in the period between the Great Depression and the age of Obama. But beyond its utility as a protest slogan or buzzword as shorthand for the political-economic Zeitgeist, what do we know about where neoliberalism came from and how it spread? The book names and tracks some of neoliberalism's key protagonists, as well as some of the less visible bit-part players.
Jamie Peck, Constructions of Neoliberal Reason (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), pp. vi, 30, $45. ISBN
Said otherwise: neoliberalism is dependent on the state. Rather, neoliberalism is both a historicized intellectual trend with some common principles, and an actual, relational procedure playing out different forms in various geographical sites around the globe. But what does this mean for projects taking place at the global level? Forever associated with the conviction politics of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, the free-market project has since become synonymous with the "Washington consensus" on international development policy and the phenomenon of corporate globalization, where it has come to mean privatization, deregulation, and the opening up of new markets. Jamie Peck has produced a marvelous book on neoliberalism combining intellectual history with political economy analyses. But beyond its utility as a protest slogan or buzzword as shorthand for the political-economic Zeitgeist, what do we know about where neoliberalism came from and how it spread? Please also list any non-financial associations or interests personal, professional, political, institutional, religious or other that a reasonable reader would want to know about in relation to the submitted work. Book Description Amongst intellectuals and activists, neoliberalism has become a potent signifier for the kind of free-market thinking that has dominated politics for the past three decades.
The first three chapters traces the origin of neoliberalism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Find out more about the Close Conflicting interests help Please list any fees and grants from, employment by, consultancy for, shared ownership in or any close relationship with, at any time over the preceding 36 months, any organisation whose interests may be affected by the publication of the response. It explores how this adaptive regime of market rule was produced and reproduced, its logics and limits, its faults and its fate. This pertains to all the authors of the piece, their spouses or partners.
This mirrors what we are seeing in global food security policy, including what is happening through the CFS. For Peck, neoliberalism harbored three conflicting intellectual origins responding to different trends in Europe and Continental USA after World War II. Constructions of Neoliberal Reason presents a radical critique of the free-market project, from its origins in the first half of the 20th century through to the recent global economic crisis, from the utopian dreams of Friedrich von Hayek through the dogmatic theories of the Chicago School to the hope and hubris of Obamanomics. Rather, he suggests that alternative politics may take radically different, unanticipated forms, cutting a very different course and reshaping the market offensive. Who are the neoliberals, and why do they studiously avoid the label? Constructions of Neoliberal Reason dramatizes the rise of neoliberalism and its uneven spread as an intellectual, political, and cultural project, combining genealogical analysis with situated case studies of formative moments throughout the world, like New York City's bankruptcy, Hurricane Katrina, and the Wall Street crisis of 2008. Roll-out neoliberalism involves an internal logic, brought about by failures of simple deregulation, and an extrinsic-contextual dynamic, brought about by increased reliance on various institutional supports, mechanism and policy adjustments Peck 2010:23. Who are the neoliberals, and why do they studiously avoid the label? Constructions of Neoliberal Reason dramatizes the rise of neoliberalism and its uneven spread as an intellectual, political, and cultural project, combining genealogical analysis with situated case studies of formative moments throughout the world, like New York City's bankruptcy, Hurricane Katrina, and the Wall Street crisis of 2008.
The book names and tracks some of neoliberalism's key protagonists, as well as some of the less visible bit-part players. The Chicago School of economics, finally, and in open contrast with East Coast Keynesian economics, proposed massive reduction in state function and anti-monopoly regulation save monetary control pp. It explores how this adaptive regime of market rule was produced and reproduced, its logics and limits, its faults and its fate. In chapters 2 and 3, Peck writes a brilliant log of intellectual journey of neoliberalism from Europe to America. Its hegemonic nature creates the situation of deep embeddedness. .
Constructions of Neoliberal Reason by Jamie Peck (9780199580576)
By foregrounding the creativity of neoliberal reason, Peck is able to demonstrate how this global common sense requires of us all constant analytical and political vigilance. Constructions of Neoliberal Reason. The result of this becomes a series of traverses and triangulated readings across shifting landscape. Resistance Peck 2010:27 argues that resistance to neoliberalism does not always play out as a David-and-Goliath metaphor: local resistance to global super project. In it, Jamie Peck provides a masterful account of an infinitely adaptive free-market project. Constructions of Neoliberal Reason dramatizes the rise of neoliberalism and its uneven spread as an intellectual, political, and cultural project, combining genealogical analysis with situated case studies of formative moments throughout the world, like New York City's bankruptcy, Hurricane Katrina, and the Wall Street crisis of 2008. It explores how this adaptive regime of market rule was produced and reproduced, its logics and limits, its faults and its fate.
Social science scholars and students will long be grateful to Peck for this much-needed intervention. Constructions of Neoliberal Reason presents a radical critique of the free-market project, from its origins in the first half of the 20th Century through to the recent global economic crisis, from the utopian dreams of Friedrich von Hayek through the dogmatic theories of the Chicago School to the hope and hubris of Obamanomics. These are the circumstances that have secured a global regime of embedded neoliberalism Cerny 2008, 2010 which are enabled by and realised through a complementary reconfiguration of socioeconomic governance systems which have become increasingly porous and interdependent. More specifically: Embedded neoliberalism involves first of all an acceptance that we libe in a multi-level, more open and market-like globalizing world in which informal and negotiated policy processes do not merely complement relations among nation-states but constitute a complex, fungible, pluralized political game that is drawing in ever more actors. The book traces how neoliberalism went from crank science to common sense in the period between the Great Depression and the age of Obama. Jamie Peck is the rare exception; his new book eviscerates neoliberal claims while simultaneously revealing the intellectual tricks and political maneuverings by which an always changing and deeply contradictory doctrine established its hegemony.
In: Economic Transitions to Neoliberalism in Middle-Income Countries: Policy Dilemmas, Economic Crises, Forms of Resistance. Editorial Reviews " Constructions of Neoliberal Reason is destined to become a classic. Neoliberalism may have flown through its high water mark; it may be ebbing; but it is far from dying. Note you can select to save to either the free. The methodological challenge of uncovering neoliberalism in its various moments of actualization, failure, normalization and adaptation, is a geographical one, argues Peck 2010:33. Abstract Amongst intellectuals and activists, neoliberalism has become a potent signifier for the kind of free-market thinking that has dominated politics for the past three decades.
