Critique of Neoliberalism

Author: He Bingmeng, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Applying the stance, viewpoints, and methods of Marxism, this book conducts a systematic and in-depth analysis and research on neoliberalism, which is an important task facing the academic and theoretical circles, especially the economics community, in China today. In July 2003, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences formed the "Neoliberalism Research" Task Force to conduct a systematic analysis and research on neoliberalism. The "Neoliberalism Research Task Force" consists of 10 experts specializing in economic theory, Western economics, as well as Latin American issues, Russian issues, European issues, and U.S. issues. After nearly three months of collaborative efforts, the comprehensive research report titled Neoliberalism and Its Essence was completed in October of that year. To further promote research on neoliberalism in academia and to solicit feedback on the Task Force's research report Neoliberalism and Its Essence, the Task Force held three small-scale, series seminars on neoliberalism from December 2003 onwards. Over 70 experts and scholars from across the country who study neoliberalism attended the seminars, submitting more than 40 papers. Now, in line with the principle of "letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend," 25 papers were selected from the conference papers and compiled for publication to serve the readers.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1: Main Report
Neoliberalism and Its Essence – A Comprehensive Research Report by the "Neoliberalism Research" Task Force of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Part 2: The Essence of Neoliberalism
Discerning the Essence of Neoliberalism
On the Duality of Neoliberalist Economics
Several Issues Regarding Neoliberalist Economics
An Analysis of Neoliberalism: Substance and Impact
Anti-Intervention and Private Ownership – The Essence of Neoliberalism
Returning from Overseas: The Dangers of Neoliberalism
Disassembling Nation-States to Provide More Space for Monopoly Capital – The Fundamental Goal of Neoliberalism
Part 3: Neoliberalism's Heavy Toll – Latin America
Reform and Development Disarray – An Overall Assessment of Economic Reforms in Latin American Countries
Neoliberalism and the Argentine Crisis
Beware of the "Traps" of Neoliberalist Reforms – Lessons from Neoliberalist Reforms in Latin America
Neoliberalism, the Washington Consensus, and Reforms in Latin American Countries
Neoliberalism and the Economic Transformation and Development of Latin American Countries
Views on the Spread and Success/Failure Effects of Neoliberalism in Latin America
Part 4: Neoliberalism's Heavy Toll – Russia
On the Policy Failures of Russia's Economic Transition in the First 10 Years and Their Causes – From the Perspective of Neoliberalist Theory and Its Effects
Neoliberalism in Russia: Emergence, Failure, and Lessons
On Neoliberalism in Russia from an International Political Perspective
Part 5: Our Scientific Attitude Toward Neoliberalism
An Analysis of the Implementation Issues of Policies Advocated by Neoliberalism
Brief Discussion on Neoliberalism and Its Impact
Questioning Popular Property Rights Theory and Reshaping Chinese Property Rights Theory
Criticism of Neoliberalist Economic Thought by Foreign Scholars
The Rise of Neoliberalism and Its Impact
A Comparison Between Neoliberalist Property Rights Theory and Marxist Property Rights Theory
Neoliberalism and the Reality of China
Beware of Neoliberalist Ideology Misleading China in Establishing a Modern Property Rights System