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A Research Agenda for Neoliberalism BIRCH 9781786433589 PRINT.indd 1 10/08/2017 10:35 Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Forward-looking and innovative, Elgar Research Agendas are an essential resource for PhD students, scholars and anybody who wants to be at the forefront of research. Titles in the series include: A Research Agenda for Management A Research Agenda for and Organization Studies Entrepreneurship and Context Edited by Barbara Czarniawska Edited by Friederike Welter and William B. Gartner A Research Agenda for Cities Edited by John Rennie Short A Research Agenda for Neoliberalism Kean Birch BIRCH 9781786433589 PRINT.indd 2 10/08/2017 10:35 A Research Agenda for Neoliberalism KEAN BIRCH Senior Associate, Innovation Policy Lab, University of Toronto, Canada Elgar Research Agendas Cheltenham, UK • Northampton, MA, USA BIRCH 9781786433589 PRINT.indd 3 10/08/2017 10:35 © Kean Birch 2017 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited The Lypiatts 15 Lansdown Road Cheltenham Glos GL50 2JA UK Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. William Pratt House 9 Dewey Court Northampton Massachusetts 01060 USA A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2017936583 This book is available electronically in the Social and Political Science subject collection DOI 10.4337/9781786433596 ISBN 978 1 78643 358 9 (cased) ISBN 978 1 78643 359 6 (eBook) Typeset by Servis Filmsetting Ltd, Stockport, Cheshire 2 0 BIRCH 9781786433589 PRINT.indd 4 10/08/2017 10:35 For Sheila and Maple BIRCH 9781786433589 PRINT.indd 5 10/08/2017 10:35 BIRCH 9781786433589 PRINT.indd 6 10/08/2017 10:35 Contents List of figures viii List of tables ix Acknowledgements x 1 Introduction 1 PART I WHAT IS NEOLIBERALISM? 2 An intellectual history of neoliberal thought 13 3 How to think like a neoliberal 35 PART II CURRENT CONCEPTIONS OF NEOLIBERALISM 4 Different conceptions of neoliberalism 57 5 Struggling with neoliberalism as a concept 79 PART III A NEW RESEARCH AGENDA FOR NEOLIBERALISM 6 Neoliberalism and the problem of the corporation 103 7 From entrepreneurship to rentiership in neoliberalism 129 8 Neoliberalism as a contract-based order 156 9 Conclusion 180 Index 189 vii BIRCH 9781786433589 PRINT.indd 7 10/08/2017 10:35 Figures 4.1 The popularity of neoliberalism in academic debate 59 4.2 The popularity of globalization and neoliberalism in academic debate 60 4.3 Books with “neoliberal, neoliberalism, free market” in them (1900–2008) 62 6.1 Four most popular undergraduate degrees in UK, 2007–2014 122 7.1 Firm entry and exit rates – USA (1977–2014) 140 7.2 Self-employment rates (2007=100) – USA, UK, and Canada (2007–2015) 142 viii BIRCH 9781786433589 PRINT.indd 8 10/08/2017 10:35 Tables 2.1 Schools of neoliberal thought 25 5.1 Academic topics and neoliberalism 81 5.2 Academic disciplines and neoliberalism 83 5.3 New regulatory agencies, UK 91 5.4 Government spending (% GDP) 92 6.1 Neoliberal perspectives of corporate monopoly, 1920s–1950s 111 6.2 Three eras of corporate capitalism 114 ix BIRCH 9781786433589 PRINT.indd 9 10/08/2017 10:35
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