Morals of the Market

Human Rights and the Rise of Neoliberalism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Av Jessica Whyte

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The fatal embrace of human rights and neoliberalismDrawing on detailed archival research on the parallel histories of human rights and neoliberalism, Jessica Whyte uncovers the place of human rights in neoliberal attempts to develop a moral framework for a market society. In the wake of the Second World War, neoliberals saw demands for new rights to social welfare and self-determination as threats to "civilisation". Yet, rather than rejecting rights, they developed a distinctive account of human rights as tools to depoliticise civil society, protect private investments and shape liberal subjects.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-11-05
Mått140 x 210 x 21 mm
Vikt570 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagVerso Books
ISBN9781786633460

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