Neoliberalism, Globalization, and Inequalities: Consequences for Health and Quality of Life

by Vicenç Navarro

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895033445
• ISBN13: 9780895033444
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 506 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"