1st Edition
The Consumer, Credit and Neoliberalism Governing the Modern Economy
By Christopher Payne
Copyright 2012
248 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
248 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is an investigation into the economic policy formulation and practice of neoliberalism in Britain from the 1950s through to the financial crisis and economic downturn that began in 2007-8. It demonstrates that influential economists, such as F.A. Hayek and Milton Friedman, authors at key British think tanks such as the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Centre for Policy Studies, and... Read more
1. Introduction: Neoliberalism and Governmentality 2. Constructing the Consumer 3. Diagnosing the British Economy 4. How to Govern the Economy 5. Governing for the Consumer 6. Misidentification and Crisis 7. The American Sub-Prime Homeowner Consumer 8. Conclusion: Problematising the Consumer
Biography
Christopher Payne is currently a senior economist at Bloomberg Government in Washington D.C., USA.
