Foucault and Post-Financial Crises

Foucault and Post-Financial Crises
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 9783319771885
ISBN-13 : 3319771884
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Book Synopsis Foucault and Post-Financial Crises by : John G. Glenn

Download or read book Foucault and Post-Financial Crises written by John G. Glenn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title explains the causes of the financial crisis and the economic reforms that were created subsequently through a Foucauldian philosophical lens. The author sets out the approaches established by Foucault – namely governmentality, biopolitics and disciplinary mechanisms – explaining how these influenced the shift of production from a local to a global level, alongside a shift towards financialisation. Glenn applies Foucauldian principles to aid understanding of the self-corrective mechanisms applied to the financial system, and the interpellative processes that led to the emergence of a new mode of subjectification. Concurrently, this title examines the retreat of the state from the financial sphere. This shift, the author posits, did not mean the complete absence of governance; rather governance became more concerned with ensuring that financial behaviour was contained within certain limits.


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