Debt and Discipline: Neoliberal Political Economy and the Working Classes

Over the last three decades, neoliberal restructuring of the economy created a symbiosis of debt and discipline. New legal regimes and strategic use of monetary policy displaced Keynesian welfare, facilitated financialization of the economy, broke the power of organized labor, and expanded debt to s...

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Autor principal: Mahmud, Tayyab (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
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Publicado: 2012
En:Año: 2012
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