Overview

This collection of essays incorporates the insight of an international group of experts to explore the impact of neoliberalism within different organisational domains from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Examining neoliberalism in the context of political, social, economic and institutional domains, this volume promotes a critical and challenging approach to the social and economic attitudes characterising late-modern capitalism.

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Author:   Philip Whitehead ,  Paul Crawshaw
Publisher:   Anthem Press
Imprint:   Anthem Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.376kg
ISBN:  

9781783083145

ISBN 10:   178308314
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   01 October 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: A Preliminary Mapping of the Terrain - Philip Whitehead and Paul Crawshaw; 2. Neoliberalism and Crime in the United States and United Kingdom - Mark Cowling; 3. Neoliberalism, Prisons and Probation in the USA and England and Wales - Michael Teague; 4. The Neoliberal Wings of the 'Smoke-Breathing Dragon': The Cigarette Counterfeiting Business and Economic Development in the People's Republic of China - Anqi Shen, Georgios A. Antonopoulos, Marin K. Kurti and Klaus von Lampe; 5. A Neoliberal Security Complex? - Georgios Papanicolaou; 6. The Influence of Neoliberalism on the Development of the English Youth Justice System under New Labour - Raymond Arthur; 7. Institutionalising Commercialism? The Case of Social Marketing for Health in the United Kingdom - Paul Crawshaw; 8. Neoliberal Policy, Quality and Inequality in Undergraduate Degrees - Andrea Abbas, Paul Ashwin and Monica McLean; 9. Religion and Criminal Justice in Canada, England and Wales: Community Chaplaincy and Resistance to the Surging Tide of Neoliberal Orthodoxy - Philip Whitehead; 10. Markets, Privatisation and Justice: Some Critical Reflections - Philip Whitehead and Paul Crawshaw; Notes on Contributors; Index

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Philip Whitehead is a reader in criminal and social justice at Teesside University in Middlesbrough, UK. Previously he worked for the probation service for 26 years. Since the 1980s he has researched various aspects of the criminal justice system, and is the author of seven book and numerous articles. Paul Crawshaw is assistant dean in the School of Social Sciences and Law at Teesside University in Middlesbrough, UK. He has researched social and political aspects of health and illness since the 1990s, and has published widely in these areas.

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