Raymond Plant

The Neo-Liberal State

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Produktbeschreibung

There is a world-wide debate at the moment about the appropriate role for the state in modern societies in the light of the world financial crisis. This book provides a comprehensive analysis and critique of Neo-liberal or economic liberal ideas on this issue.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780199281756
• ISBN-10: 0199281750
• Artikelnr.: 27959284

Autorenporträt

Raymond Plant born in 1945. Lecturer in Philosophy University of Manchester 1967; Senior Lecturer from 1974; Professor of Politics University of Southampton and subsequently Dean of Social Sciences between 1979 and 1994; Master of St. Catherine's College Oxford 1994-2000; Research professor of Modern European Political Thought University of Southampton 2000-2; Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Philosophy at King's College Law School from 2002 to the present; Dean and Head of the School between 2006-8; Vincent Wright Professor of Law and Political Philosophy at Sciences Po Paris in 2008. He is the author of 10 books on Political Philosophy. He has taught at the University of Frankfurt and Lisbon.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Part 1 The Basis of the Neo Liberal State
The Nature of the Neo Liberal State and the Rule of Law
The Foundations of the Rule of Law as a Moral Ideal
Freedom, Coercion and the Law
Social Justice: A Mirage ?
Neo Liberal Rights
The Welfare State and the Politics of Social Justice
Social Justice and the welfare State: Institutional Problems
Government and Markets
Government, Money and Taxation
Part 2 Neo Liberal Principles: A Critical Perspective
Freedom and Coercion: An Alternative Account
Social Justice and Neo Liberalism: A Critique
Neo Liberal Rights: A Wider Perspective
Concluding Reflections