Reassessing the Paradigm of Economics - Couverture rigide

Mosini, Valeria

 
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Synopsis

When President Reagan and Prime Minister Thatcher adopted the neoliberal doctrine as the paradigm of economics, there was no evidence that the move would have been successful, but thirty years on, the recurrent crises that culminated in 2008 suggest a serious mis-match between expectations and outcomes: a re-examination of the paradigm is in order. This book focuses on Milton Friedman's formulation of the neoliberal doctrine, and analyses two aspects that were essential to turning it into a fully-fledged paradigm: the attribution of scientific status to positive economics, which led to informing public policies on the requirements of the market; and the characterisation of economic freedom as capable of promoting political freedom, which led to identifying free market with democracy.

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À propos de l?auteur

Valeria Mosini is professor at the Science Faculty of University of Roma 'La Sapienza', Italy, and associate of the Department of International Development of the London School of Economics, UK.

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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0415725844 ISBN 13 :  9780415725842
Editeur : Routledge, 2013
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