Democracy in Default - Finance and the Rise of Neoliberalism in America

Democracy in Default offers a new perspective on the birth of neoliberalism, showing that the conventional story confuses cause and effect. Financialization was not the offspring of deregulation but the mechanism that allowed neoliberalism to take root.

List of contents

Introduction
1. Liberalism and Distributive Conflict
2. The Crisis of Inflation
3. The Financialization of Liberalism
4. Growth Machine Politics
5. Democracy and Finance in California
6. The Crisis of Finance
Epilogue: Finance or Democracy?
Notes
Index

About the author

Brian Judge

Summary

Democracy in Default offers a new perspective on the birth of neoliberalism, showing that the conventional story confuses cause and effect. Financialization was not the offspring of deregulation but the mechanism that allowed neoliberalism to take root.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Judge
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.02.2024
• EAN: 9780231213998
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21399-8
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Capitalism, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, United States of America, USA, Economic systems & structures, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies