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Heterodox Economics: The Alternative To Neoliberal Market-Fundametalist Economics, Tae-Hee Jo
Heterodox Economics: The Alternative To Neoliberal Market-Fundametalist Economics, Tae-Hee Jo
Neoliberalism Seminar
Mainstream-neoclassical economics is the theoretical foundation of neoliberal economic policy that promotes competition and commodification through markets. Increasing fragility of an economy, increasing income inequality, the scaled-back welfare system, and recurring financial crisis are prominent consequences of neoliberal restructuring of industries and the economy as a whole. Is the “law of supply and demand” the universal principle that governs all the economic activities under capitalism? Is there an alternative way of explaining and organizing the provisioning process of a capitalist economy? How can economics deal with such socio-economic problems beyond market-fundamentalist economic narratives? In my presentation, I will highlight heterodox …
Environmental Conflicts In The Neoliberal Era, Charalampos Kostantinidis
Environmental Conflicts In The Neoliberal Era, Charalampos Kostantinidis
Neoliberalism Seminar
Neoliberalism is characterized as a 35-year long period of attack of capital against labor in an attempt to restore falling profit rates. This has come at the expense of increased inequality and uncertainty, leading to a crisis of legitimacy for the neoliberal model of capitalism. Environmental issues offer both an opportunity for accumulation and profits, by extending the reach of the market into areas that were not previously incorporated into the circuits of capital, as well as a chance to restore some of the waning legitimacy of the neoliberal model, to the extent that environmental problems occupy a central position …