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Neoliberalism, Globalization, and Inequalities Vicente Navarro

Neoliberalism, Globalization, and Inequalities By Vicente Navarro

Neoliberalism, Globalization, and Inequalities by Vicente Navarro

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Since US President Reagan and UK Prime Minister Thatcher, a major ideology (under the name of economic science) has been expanded worldwide that claims that the best policies to stimulate human development are those that reduce the role of the state in economic and social lives. This book collects a series of articles that challenge that ideology.

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Neoliberalism, Globalization, and Inequalities: Consequences for Health and Quality of Life by Vicente Navarro

Since U.S. President Reagan and U.K. Prime Minister Thatcher, a major ideology (under the name of economic science) has been expanded worldwide that claims that the best policies to stimulate human development are those that reduce the role of the state in economic and social lives: privatizing public services and public enterprises, deregulating the mobility of capital and labor, eliminating protectionism, and reducing public social protection. This ideology, called 'neoliberalism,' has guided the globalization of economic activity and become the conventional wisdom in international agencies and institutions (such as the IMF, World Bank, World Trade Organization, and the technical agencies of the United Nations, including the WHO). Reproduced in the 'Washington consensus' in the United States and the 'Brussels consensus' in the European Union, this ideology has guided policies widely accepted as the only ones possible and advisable.This book assembles a series of articles that challenge that ideology. Written by well-known scholars, these articles question each of the tenets of neoliberal doctrine, showing how the policies guided by this ideology have adversely affected human development in the countries where they have been implemented.

Neoliberalism, Globalization, and Inequalities Reviews

An impressive and comprehensive set of insights into the current state of globalization. This is an essential book for anyone who wants to know how and why neoliberalism has failed to deliver on its promises. -Jeff Faux, Founder and Distinguished Fellow, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, DC, Author, The Global Class War Vicente Navarro has assembled a comprehensive, tightly argued, and powerfully supported set of contributions that demonstrate the links between neoliberalism, economic inequality, and health outcomes in a convincing and very timely fashion. -Andrew Glyn, Professor of Economics, Oxford University These incisive essays dissecting neoliberal globalization provide highly significant information along with careful and penetrating analysis, subjecting claims of advocates and critics to the test of judiciously assembled empirical evidence. Moreover, they develop neglected perspectives that should prove invaluable to those seeking to dismantle illusions and deceptive presentations, and to discover the real human consequences of the dominant intellectual and policy paradigms of the past several decades. They are a very welcome contribution to the understanding of some of the most critical issues of the contemporary era. It is an outstanding work and a remarkably important book. -Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor, Retired, MIT This book provides essential reading for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers wanting to understand the rapid social, health, and economic changes in today's world. It offers an excellent base for reflection on forces driving these changes as well as critical analyses of now widespread interpretations of their causes and consequences. -Walter Korpi, Professor of Social Policy, Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University Never in our history have human beings enjoyed such good health; but never have so many persons suffered or died prematurely because of hunger, poverty, and avoidable diseases, and never have inequities in health been so deep and so evident. Vicente Navarro, internationally known as a champion of social justice, has assembled the best contributions from all over the world. This book appears at a time when health for all is being recognized as a fundamental human right and a touchstone of the civilization of any country. All those who work in this field may enjoy reading these essays and find a new stimulus for their activity. -Giovanni Berlinguer, Professor Emeritus, Sciences Faculty, University of Rome Member of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health...This important book is packed full of evidence that challenges conventional economic wisdom surrounding the issue of globalization. The contributors succeed in their purpose of raising the alarm about the consequences of neoliberal economic policies for human development. The issues the book raises are legitimate concerns for public health: It would be a tragedy if nobody listens, -Margaret Whitehead, The Lancet Volume 371, April 5, 2008.

About Vicente Navarro

Vicente Navarro is professor of health and public policy, sociology, and policy studies at the Johns Hopkins university, USA, and professor of political and social sciences at the pompeu fabra university, Spain. He has also been professor of economics at Barcelona university, Spain. Dr. Navarro has served as consultant to the united nations and to many of its agencies, such as the who and unicef, and been a member of many international commissions dealing with human development areas. He has written extensively on political economy, public policy, and human development, and his books have been translated into many different languages. his most recent volumes include the political economy o f social inequalities: consequences for health and quality o f life and the politics of health policy.

Table of Contents

PART I What Is Neoliberalism?
Neoliberalism as a Class Ideology; Or, the Political Causes of the Growth of Inequalities Vicente Navarro

PART II Neoliberalism, Globalization, and the Welfare State Is Globalization Undermining the Welfare State? The Evolution of the Welfare State in Developed Capitalist Countries during the 1990's Vicente Navarro, John Schmitt, and Javier Astudillo

The Future of the Welfare State: Crisis Myths and Crisis Realities Francis G. Castles

PART III The Growth of Inequalities
Should We Worry about Inequality? Robert Hunter Wade

The Causes of Increasing World Poverty and Inequality; Or, Why the Matthew Effect Prevails Robert Hunter Wade

Is Globalization Reducing Poverty and Inequality? Robert Hunter Wade

PART IV Consequences of Neoliberalism and Globalization for Health and Quality of Life
The Scorecard on Development: 25 Years of Diminished Progress Mark Weisbrot, Dean Baker, and David Rosnick

The World Health Situation Vicente Navarro

PART V European Integration and Its Consequences for Health and Quality of Life
Economic Efficiency versus Social Equality? The U.S. Liberal Model versus the European Social Model Vicente Navarro and John Schmitt

Is the United States a Good Model for Reducing Social Exclusion in Europe? John Schmitt and Ben Zipperer

PART VI The Liberal Model in the United States and Its Social Consequences
Labor Markets and Economic Inequality in the United States Since the End of the 1970s John Schmitt

The Politics of Health Inequalities Research in the United States Vicente Navarro

PART VII The Situation in Latin America: Alternatives to Neoliberalism
An Alternative to the Neoliberal Model in Health: The Case of Venezuela Oscar Feo and Carlos Eduardo Siqueira

Venezuela's Barrio Adentro: An Alternative to Neoliberalism in Health Care Carles Muntaner, Rene M. Guerra Salazar, Joan Benach, and Francisco Armada

PART VIII The Consequences of Neoliberalism in Africa
The Dispossession of African Wealth at the Cost of Africa's Health Patrick Bond

Uneven Health Outcomes and Political Resistance under Residual Neoliberalism in Africa Patrick Bond and George Dor

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Africa: A Disastrous Record Demba Moussa Dembele

PART IX Analysis of Proposed Solutions to Current Health and Social Problems
A. Critiques of WHO Commissions
The Sachs Report: Investing in Health for Economic Development-Or Increasing the Size of the Crumbs from the Rich Man's Table? Alison Katz

Report of the WHO Commission on Macroeconomics and Health: A Critique Debabar Banerji

Assessment of the World Health Report 2000 Vicente Navarro

Serious Crisis in the Practice of International Health by the World Health Organization: The Commission on Social Determinants of Health Debabar Banerji

B. Critique of Neoliberal Solutions to World Poverty
A Critique of Jeffrey D. Sachs's The End of Poverty Doug Henwood

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CIN0895033380G
9780895033383
0895033380
Neoliberalism, Globalization, and Inequalities: Consequences for Health and Quality of Life by Vicente Navarro
Vicente Navarro
Policy, Politics, Health and Medicine Series
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Hardback
Baywood Publishing Company Inc
20070915
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