{"product_id":"the-age-of-crisis-neoliberalism-the-collapse-of-democracy-and-the-pandemic-hardcover","title":"The Age of Crisis: Neoliberalism, the Collapse of Democracy, and the Pandemic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlfredo Saad-Filho\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers an analysis of the causes, development, and likely consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic for global neoliberalism. The analysis will draw upon the author's previous work on neoliberalism, and on its twin crises: the economic crisis (the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), ongoing since 2007) and, subsequently, the crisis of political democracy that has been associated with the rise of 'spectacular' authoritarian leaders in several countries. The approach is grounded on Marxist political economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book argues that the Covid-19 pandemic emerges out of this context of deep inequalities and crises in the economy and in politics, and it is likely to reinforce the exclusionary tendencies of neoliberalism, with detrimental implications both for economic prosperity and for democracy. In turn, the pandemic has revealed the limitations of neoliberalism like never before, with implications for the legitimacy of capitalism itself, and opening unprecedented spaces for the left.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to academics in economics, international relations, political science, political economy, sociology and development studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers an economic analysis of the causes, development, and likely consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic for global neoliberalism. The analysis will draw upon the author's previous work on neoliberalism, and on its twin crises: the economic crisis (the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), ongoing since 2007) and, subsequently, the crisis of political democracy that has been associated with the rise of 'spectacular' authoritarian leaders in several countries. The approach is grounded on Marxist political economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book argues that the Covid-19 pandemic emerges out of this context of deep inequalities and crises in the economy and in politics, and it is likely to reinforce the exclusionary tendencies of neoliberalism, with detrimental implications both for economic prosperity and for democracy. In turn, the pandemic has revealed the limitations of neoliberalism like never before, with implications for the legitimacy of capitalism itself, and opening unprecedented spacesfor the left.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to academics in economics, international relations, political science, political economy, sociology and development studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlfredo Saad-Filho\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Economy and International Development at King's College, London, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlfredo Saad-Filho\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Economy and International Development at King's College, London, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 241\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750628426016,"sku":"9783030816070","price":194.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/65aa69b7f7e327b3798024b986993719.webp?v=1779955022","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-age-of-crisis-neoliberalism-the-collapse-of-democracy-and-the-pandemic-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}