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37 - Liberalizing Trade and Finance

Corporate Class Agency and the Neoliberal Era

from VI - Globalization and New and Bigger Sources of Power and Resistance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2020

By
Michael C. Dreiling
Edited by
Thomas Janoski ,
Cedric de Leon ,
Joya Misra  and
Isaac William Martin
Thomas Janoski
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Cedric de Leon
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Joya Misra
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Isaac William Martin
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
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Summary

Political sociology has an important role in explaining the history, development, and consequences of neoliberal globalization. Specifically, our methods and theory are equipped to address the role of states and the political economy in shaping processes and outcomes of globalization, but also to examine specific forms of collective action aimed at building neoliberal institutions – or challenging and transforming them. This chapter addresses the ways that the collective action of US corporate leaders ushered in neoliberalization through trade policy, closely interacting with state officials and institutions.

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neoliberalismglobalizationcorporationscorporate eliteclass conflict
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The New Handbook of Political Sociology , pp. 973 - 1002
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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