... this special issue we seek manuscripts that explore the devolution of public education under neoliberalism. We are interested in scholarly papers that trouble the notion of risk in an educational ... review system at Manuscript Central: Be sure to include a note that your submission is for the Special Issue on Neoliberalism and Public Education. Deadline for manuscript submissions: June 1, 2010.

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A monetary policy focused solely on "price stability" (low inflation) is a one of the foundations of NeoLiberalism. Like the rest of the NeoLiberal consensus, this policy is very good for the rich - people like John Key don't see the value of their assets eroded by inflation. But its very, very bad for everyone else, with interest-rate driven spikes in unemployment and mortgage ...

... growth was at its strongest, absolute poverty has climbed from 16.7% to almost 20%. Chomsky called neoliberalism “capitalism with the gloves off”; it’s hard, looking at this jumble of statistics, to ... , has its downfalls. But as Shenker points out in the Guadian, the current way of doing business benefits only a few. Posted in Economy, Egypt Tagged: Neoliberalism, Poverty, Reform

... me that I think he highlights on extremely well. I just happened to find out that he is at it again with a new book deliciously titled Evil Paradises: Dreamworlds of Neoliberalism. I am dying to get my hands on a copy. Some brand him as too apocalyptic but he is a wonderful critic of some of the human dangers in current urban ecologies of unfettered capitalistic development and whim. How can I ...

... ; 3. contemporary capitalism (late capitalism) Right now, we are at the last of each of these stages, with policymaking dominated by neoliberalism (aka the "Washington Consensus") and with capitalism in ... result in a general acquiescence before the one ideology which really matters: neoliberalism. What's the problem with ideology? There really isn't a problem with ideology in ...