A Brief History of Neoliberalism

Review from previous edition 'With characteristic brilliance, David Harvey offers a razor-sharp analysis of the history and current condition of neoliberalism. A must read if you want to know the state we are in and how to change it.''Erik Swyngedouw, Professor of Geography, University of Oxford‘This is a succinct account of what neoliberalism is, where it came from and where it is going.“Morning Star`‘presents a concise but extremely well-documented economic history of the last three decades, encompassing not only the usual G7 countries but the entire world, with a particular emphasis on the US and capitalist China’.‘Interactivist Info Exchange

David Harvey is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He formerly held professorial posts at Oxford University and The Johns Hopkins University, and has written extensively on the political economy of globalization, urbanization, and cultural change. Oxford University Press published his book ‘The New Imperialism’ in September 2003 (reissued in paperback February 2005).