The Last Empires Governing Ourselves, Our Nations, and Our World /

• Main Author: Allan, William (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Philosophy and social sciences.; Economic theory.; Economics.; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.; Political Economy/Economic Policy.; International Political Economy.; Philosophy of the Social Sciences.

This book is a forthright and novel examination of efforts to improve national and global governance over the last forty years. Much has changed since Michel Foucault considered, and rejected, economics and neoliberalism as a potential mechanism for individuals to govern themselves and their nations...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Foucauldian Methodology, Biopolitics, and Neoliberalism
• Chapter 2 The Development of Biopolitics
• Chapter 3 The Historical Roots of Neoliberalism
• Chapter 4 Neoliberal Economics versus Neoliberal Ideology
• Chapter 5 Measuring Social Welfare: GDP is Neither Fair nor Accurate
• Chapter 6 Tackling Inequality and Social Justice
• Chapter 7 Preserving the Environment and Managing the Climate
• Chapter 8 Institutions and Behaviour: New Rules of the Game
• Chapter 9 Modern Philosophy and Social Science at a Junction
• Chapter 10 Some Suggestions on Priorities and Next Steps.