The morals of the market: human rights and the rise of neoliberalism

Drawing on detailed archival research on the parallel histories of human rights and neoliberalism, Jessica Whyte uncovers the place of human rights in neoliberal attempts to develop a moral framework for a market society. In the wake of the Second World War, neoliberals saw demands for new rights to...

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Main Author: Whyte, Jessica (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: London New York Verso 2019
In:Year: 2019
Online Access: Cover (Verlag)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: 60 A 5155
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Keywords:
Wirtschaftsliberalismus
Menschenrechte
Wirtschaftsethik
Welt
Human Rights
Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism > Social aspects
Bibliografie
Neoliberalismus > Wirtschaftsethik > Menschenrecht > Geschichte 1940-
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Summary:Drawing on detailed archival research on the parallel histories of human rights and neoliberalism, Jessica Whyte uncovers the place of human rights in neoliberal attempts to develop a moral framework for a market society. In the wake of the Second World War, neoliberals saw demands for new rights to social welfare and self-determination as threats to “civilisation”. Yet, rather than rejecting rights, they developed a distinctive account of human rights as tools to depoliticise civil society, protect private investments and shape liberal subjects.
Item Description:Quellen- und Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 246-268
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Physical Description:278 Seiten
ISBN:9781786633118
9781786633460