Abstract
This polemical essay explores the meaning and function of the concept of neoliberalism, focusing on the serious theoretical and political limitations of the concept. The crux of the argument is that, for those interested in overcoming the exploitative and oppressively destructive elements of global capitalism, opposing "neoliberalism" (even if best understood as a process or a spectrum of "neoliberalization" or simply privatization) is both insufficient and potentially self-undermining. This article also goes into some detail on the issues of health care and climate change in relation to "neoliberalism" (both conceptually and the material processes and policies that this term refers to) to highlight the theoretical and political arguments made throughout the article.
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Sculos, Bryant William
(2019)
"It's Capitalism, Stupid!: The Theoretical and Political Limitations of the Concept of Neoliberalism,"
Class, Race and Corporate Power: Vol. 7:
Iss.
2, Article 7.
DOI: 10.25148/CRCP.7.2.008326
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/classracecorporatepower/vol7/iss2/7
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