ABSTRACT
The term “neoliberal globalization” has become a common one in both academic discourse and in the nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and social movements which are lumped together as the “antiglobalization” movement. Despite the popularity and frequent use of the term, however, the concept of “neoliberal globalization”—and the relationship between neoliberalism and globalization-is not as straightforward to understand as this frequent use would imply. The reason for this is that the term “globalization” has been interpreted in a variety of ways each of which has its own implications for the relationship to neoliberalism. The purpose of this essay is to provide a taxonomy of approaches to globalization and to draw out what each of these approaches implies about the relationship with neoliberalism. I conclude with a sketch of what this implies for our understanding of the “antiglobalization” movement.
