1st Edition
The Political Economy of State Intervention Conserving Capital over the West’s Long Depression
By Gavin Poynter
Copyright 2021
240 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
240 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
240 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Both the exponents and critics of neoliberalism assert the dominance of market forces in western nations. The Political Economy of State Intervention calls this into question. Through a re-examination of state intervention in the USA and Britain over the course of the "long depression" (1970-to date), this book argues that the state has performed an increasingly significant role in conserving... Read more
1. State Intervention and the West’s Long Depression
2. The State and Neoliberalism
3. Capital Dependency: The High Flyers
4. Labour Markets in Britain and USA
5. The Rise in State-Dependent Employment: The Education Sector
6. The Rise in State-Dependent Employment: Health and Social Care
7. ‘Buy Time’: State and Capital Partnerships
8. The Hollowing of Democracy
9. The Future of State Intervention: Dynamism or Decay
10. Progressive State Intervention
Biography
Gavin Poynter is Professor (Emeritus), Social Sciences, University of East London, UK.
