The Myth of the Global Market - A Marxist Critique of Neoliberalism

Capitalism is often held to be the best of all possible worlds, or even the only possible world, in which the market is underpinned by the highest principles of rationality, efficiency, and compatibility with democracy. These truths are backed up by economists. This book questions these "scientific truths".

List of contents

INTRODUCTION 1. THE 'RATIONALITY' OF THE MARKET 2. MARKET AND DEMOCRACY 3. THE MARKET AND ITS MYTHS 4. THEORETICAL AND REAL MARKETS 5. POST-WALRASIAN ECONOMICS 6. MARKET VALUES 7. WHAT IS TO BE DONE? 8.CONCLUSIONS GLOSSARY Index

About the author

Giulio Palermo is a researcher in Political Economy at the University of Brescia (Italy). He was formerly an official at the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance. His publications deal with Marxism, critique of neoliberalism, relations between economics and ideology, ontology, methodology, and power relations.

Summary

Capitalism is often held to be the best of all possible worlds, or even the only possible world, in which the market is underpinned by the highest principles of rationality, efficiency, and compatibility with democracy. These truths are backed up by economists. This book questions these “scientific truths”.

Product details

• Authors: Giulio Palermo, Palermo Giulio
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032726120
• ISBN: 978-1-032-72612-0
• No. of pages: 190
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, Economic history, Social & political philosophy, Economic theory & philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political Economy, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Marxism & Communism, Economic theory and philosophy