The Sovereign Consumer
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Includes nation-specific, comparative and transnational perspectives- Offers the first comprehensive and systematic analysis of the making and role of the sovereign consumer in modern and contemporary political economy- Illuminates a region (Scandinavia), a period (post 1970) and a theme (neoliberalism's entrance into the public sector) that has never been explored in depth in the field before.
Includes nation-specific, comparative and transnational perspectives Offers the first comprehensive and systematic analysis of the making and role of the sovereign consumer in modern and contemporary political economy Illuminates a region (Scandinavia), a period (post 1970) and a theme (neoliberalism's entrance into the public sector) that has never been explored in depth in the field before
Autorentext
Niklas Olsen is Associate Professor at the SAXO-Institute, and Chair of Centre of Modern European Studies, at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Inhalt
- Introduction.- 2. The Birth of the Neoliberal Sovereign Consumer.- 3. Liberating the Consumer: Ludwig Erhard and the Making of the Federal Republic.- 4. From Choice to Welfare: The Concept of the Consumer in the Chicago School of Economics.- 5. The Emergence of the Sovereign Consumer in Post-war Economics. - 6. Sovereign Consumers Enter the Scandinavian Welfare State: The Case of Denmark. - 7. Neoliberalism without Neoliberals.- 8. Epilogue.
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- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09783030078089
- Sprache Englisch
- Auflage Softcover reprint of the original 1st edition 2019
- Größe H210mm x B148mm x T18mm
- Jahr 2019
- EAN 9783030078089
- Format Kartonierter Einband
- ISBN 3030078086
- Veröffentlichung 01.02.2019
- Titel The Sovereign Consumer
- Autor Niklas Olsen
- Untertitel A New Intellectual History of Neoliberalism
- Gewicht 416g
- Herausgeber Springer International Publishing
- Anzahl Seiten 320
- Lesemotiv Verstehen
- Genre Sozialwissenschaften, Recht & Wirtschaft