The new way of the world: on neo-liberal society

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"Exploring the genesis of neoliberalism, and the political and economic circumstances of its deployment, Pierre Dardot and Christian Laval dispel numerous common misconceptions. Neoliberalism is neither a return to classical liberalism nor the restoration of "pure" capitalism. To misinterpret neoliberalism is to fail to understand what is new about it: far from viewing the market as a natural given that limits state action, neoliberalism seeks to construct the market and make the firm a model for governments. Only once this is grasped will its opponents be able to meet the unprecedented political and intellectual challenge it poses"-- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the English Edition -- Part 1. The Intellectual Reformation -- 1. The Crisis of Liberalism and the Birth of Neo-Liberalism -- 2. The Walter Lippmann Colloquium, or The Reinvention of Liberalism -- 3. Ordo-Liberalism Between 'Economic Policy' and 'Policy of Society' -- 4. Entrepreneurial Man -- 5. The Strong State as Guardian of Private Law -- Part 2. The New Rationality -- 6. The Great Turn -- 7. The Ordo-Liberal Origins of the Construction of Europe -- 8. Entrepreneurial Government -- 9. Manufacturing the Neo-Liberal Subject -- Conclusion: The Depletion of Liberal Democracy -- Index.