Destroying Democracy Neoliberal capitalism and the rise of authoritarian politics

Focuses on how decades of neoliberal capitalism have eroded the global democratic project and how, in the process, authoritarian politics are gaining ground. Scholars and activists from the political left focus on four country cases - India, Brazil, South Africa and the US - in which the COVID-19 pa...

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Other Authors: Satgar, Vishwas, editor (editor), Williams, Michelle, editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Johannesburg : Wits University Press 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009651339006719
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Summary:Focuses on how decades of neoliberal capitalism have eroded the global democratic project and how, in the process, authoritarian politics are gaining ground. Scholars and activists from the political left focus on four country cases - India, Brazil, South Africa and the US - in which the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the pre-existing crisis.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 224 pages)
ISBN:9781776147014