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Contesting Neo-liberalism: Urban Frontiers edited by Helga Leitner, Jamie Peck, and Eric S. Sheppard, The Guilford Press, New York & London, 2006, x + 340 pp., paper US$30.00 (ISBN 1-59385-320-3)
A mass of geographical writing, the bulk of it just in the last few years, has grappled with the shift from Keynesian to neo-liberal urbanism. The discussion of neo-liberalism has expanded to encompass not only the evolution of municipal governance, but also the multi-scalar processes that shape what is now a global economic, cultural and political system. Leitner, Peck and Sheppard have been important contributors to this commentary for some time, and the collection here demonstrates their continued commitment to a critical assessment of multiple 'neoliberalisms'. It also demonstrates an exciting attempt to demystify neo-liberalism by paying attention to its construction and contestation in various geographical contexts. Although the editors ascertain the dangers of reifying...
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