Synopses & Reviews
The authors interrogate the condition of the neoliberal project in the wake of the global crisis and neoliberalism's predicted death in 2007, both in terms of the regulatory structures of finance-led capitalism in Europe and North America, and the impact of new centers of capitalist power on global order.
About the Author
HENK OVERBEEK Professor of International Relations and Head of the Political Science Department at VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
BASTIAAN VAN APELDOORN is Reader in International Relations at VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Life Course of the Neoliberal Project and the Global Crisis;
B.van Apeldoorn &
H.OverbeekPART I: BEYOND NEOLIBERAL REGULATION?
The Unfolding Contradictions of Neoliberal Competition Regulation and the Global Economic Crisis. A Missed Opportunity for Change?; A.Wigger & H.Buch-HansenAfter Shareholder Value? Corporate Governance Regulation, the Crisis, and Organized Labour at the European Level; L.HornInvestment Bank Power and Neoliberal Regulation: From the Volcker Shock to the Volcker Rule; S.HagerPrice Wars: the Crisis and the Future of Financialized Capitalism; J.Perry & P.LewisPART II: AFTER NEOLIBERAL WORLD ORDER?
The Rise of the 'B(R)IC Variety Of Capitalism': Towards a New Phase of Organized Capitalism?; A.NölkeSovereign Wealth Funds in the Global Political Economy: the Case of China; H.OverbeekThe Rise Of National Oil Companies: Transformation of the Neoliberal Global Energy Order?; N.De GraaffThe End of Neoliberalism in Contemporary Latin America?; A.TsolakisBeyond Neoliberal Imperialism? The Crisis of the American Empire; B.van Apeldoorn & N.De Graaff