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How Labour Built Neoliberalism
Australia's Accord, the Labour Movement and the Neoliberal Project
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This book is well suited for readers interested in political sociology, Australian politics, labour history, and the global rise of neoliberalism. It will appeal to academics, students, and those seeking to critically understand the dynamics behind economic and political transformations within the labour movement under neoliberalism.
In this timely and controversial treatment of the Australian labour movement, Humphrys examines the role of the Labor Party and trade unions in constructing neoliberalism in Australia.
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In this timely and controversial treatment of the Australian labour movement, Humphrys examines the role of the Labour Party and trade unions in constructing neoliberalism in Australia.
Why do we always assume it was the New Right that was at the centre of constructing neoliberalism? How might corporatism have advanced neoliberalism? And, more controversially, were the trade unions only victims of neoliberal change, or did they play a more contradictory role?
In How Labour Built Neoliberalism, Elizabeth Humphrys examines the role of the Labour Party and trade unions in constructing neoliberalism in Australia, and the implications of this for understanding neoliberalism's global advance. These questions are central to understanding the present condition of the labour movement and its prospects for the future.
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Melinda Cooper of the University of Sydney praises the book as a "landmark work in Australian political sociology" that fundamentally reshapes understanding of Australian politics and the labour movement's role in neoliberalism. The book is noted for its engaging, accessible prose and nuanced argument that trade unions are neither inherently progressive nor reactionary. It provides a detailed and fascinating reassessment of neoliberalism's development through Labour and union cooperation, challenging established narratives tied to right-wing governments.
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ISBN: 9781642590685
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 December 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: Haymarket Books
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 152.0mm
Height: 228.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 268
About the Author
Elizabeth Humphrys is a political economist at the University of Technology Sydney. She has published on trade union and social movement responses to crisis, including in Globalizations and Critical Sociology. She completed her Ph.D. (2016) at the University of Sydney.
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