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Johanna Bockman - Markets in the Name of Socialism - 9780804775663 - V9780804775663
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Markets in the Name of Socialism

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Description for Markets in the Name of Socialism Challenging conventional accounts, Markets in the Name of Socialism chronicles a transnational dialogue among economists on both sides of the Iron Curtain about democracy, socialism, and markets. These exchanges led to the transformations of 1989 and, unintentionally, the rise of neoliberalism. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.

The worldwide spread of neoliberalism has transformed economies, polities, and societies everywhere. In conventional accounts, American and Western European economists, such as Milton Friedman and Friedrich von Hayek, sold neoliberalism by popularizing their free-market ideas and radical criticisms of the state. Rather than focusing on the agency of a few prominent, conservative economists, Markets in the Name of Socialism reveals a dialogue among many economists on both sides of the Iron Curtain about democracy, socialism, and markets. These discussions led to the transformations of 1989 and, unintentionally, the rise of neoliberalism.

This book takes a truly transnational look at economists' ... Read more

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Product Details

Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804775663
SKU
V9780804775663
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About Johanna Bockman
Johanna Bockman is Associate Professor of Sociology at George Mason University. Her current research explores socialist entrepreneurship, the debt crisis of the 1980s, Yugoslav socialism in Latin America, and gentrification in Washington, D.C.

Reviews for Markets in the Name of Socialism
"This is a daring and well-researched book of breathtaking scope. The author has delved into no less than 100 years of transnational economic discussions that span several continents and politico-economic systems in at least 4-5 languages, drawing on published sources, primary archival materials, and on numerous interviews conducted over a 14 year period. The book presents a bold, counter-intuitive, and ... Read more

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