ABSTRACT
Since U.S. President Reagan and U.K. Prime Minister Thatcher, a major ideology (under the name of economic science) has been expanded worldwide that claims that the best policies to stimulate human development are those that reduce the role of the state in economic and social lives: privatizing public services and public enterprises, deregulating the mobility of capital and labor, eliminating protectionism, and reducing public social protection. This ideology, called 'neoliberalism,' has guided the globalization of economic activity and become the conventional wisdom in international agencies and institutions (such as the IMF, World Bank, World Trade Organization, and the technical agencies of the United Nations, including the WHO). Reproduced in the 'Washington consensus' in the United States and the 'Brussels consensus' in the European Union, this ideology has guided policies widely accepted as the only ones possible and advisable.This book assembles a series of articles that challenge that ideology. Written by well-known scholars, these articles question each of the tenets of neoliberal doctrine, showing how the policies guided by this ideology have adversely affected human development in the countries where they have been implemented.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|17 pages
What Is Neoliberalism?
chapter Chapter 1|15 pages
Neoliberalism as a Class Ideology; Or, The Political Causes of the Growth of Inequalities
part II|67 pages
Neoliberalism, Globalization, and the Welfare State
part III|84 pages
The Growth of Inequalities
chapter Chapter 5|23 pages
The Causes of Increasing World Poverty and Inequality; Or, Why the Matthew Effect Prevails
part IV|36 pages
Consequences of Neoliberalism and Globalization for Health and Quality of Life
part V|52 pages
European Integration and Its Consequences for Health and Quality of Life
chapter Chapter 9|17 pages
Economic Efficiency versus Social Equality? The U.S. Liberal Model versus The European Social Model
chapter Chapter 10|32 pages
Is the United States a Good Model for Reducing Social Exclusion in Europe?
part VI|34 pages
The Liberal Model in the United States and Its Social Consequences
chapter Chapter 11|19 pages
Labor Markets and Economic Inequality in the United States Since the End of the 1970s
part VII|22 pages
The Situation in Latin America: Alternatives to Neoliberalism
chapter Chapter 14|8 pages
Venezuela’s Barrio Adentro: An Alternative to Neoliberalism in Health Care
part VIII|57 pages
The Consequences of Neoliberalism in Africa
chapter Chapter 16|23 pages
Uneven Health Outcomes and Political Resistance Under Residual Neoliberalism in Africa
chapter Chapter 17|9 pages
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Africa: A “Disastrous” Record
part IX|92 pages
Analysis of Proposed Solutions to Current Health and Social Problems