Against the Third Way
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: June 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780745626758
Subjects: Political ideologies; Political science & theory; Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism; International; Economics - General; Socialism; Current Affairs; Business / Economics / Finance; Political; Politics/International Relations; International economic relations; International - Economics; Business & Economics / Economics / General; General; Capitalism; Globalization; International economic relatio
First sentence: Here, then, is the central thesis of globalization succinctly outlined.
Description: "In Against the Third Way Alex Callinicos develops a fundamental critique of this philosophy. He argues that Third Way governments have continued the neoliberal policies of their conservative predecessors. They have promoted the interests of the multinational corporations, privatized areas where Ronald Reagan or Margaret Thatcher dared not go, and allowed social and economic inequality to continue growing. Callinicos also attacks the theoretical underpinnings of the Third Way.

He challenges the idea that the 'knowledge economy' is freeing us from the contradictions of capitalism, denies that New Labour has coherent strategies for achieving greater equality or reconciling the interests of individual and community, and argues that what is called 'political globalization' - the higher profile of international institutions such as NATO, the IMF, and the WTO - masks the assertion of American imperial power."--Jacket.