Whats New about Contemporary Neo-Liberal Globalization?
The net effect of the adoption of neo-liberal policy positions has been that in the course of their daily lives many people live in increasingly risky and unhealthy environments. In addition, they also experience increased risks of unemployment and worklessness and often have to undertake forms of employment that militate against good health and well-being. There are several reasons as to why this is so.Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, the pre-eminence attached to market forces in general and the forces of global markets in particular as the prime mechanism for steering and disciplining economies – whether national, regional or corporate – has been decisive and defining. This, above all else, has enabled the enhanced globalization of capital, which has resulted in the latest phase of combined and uneven development. That said, it is important to appreciate that these are by no means natural market forces but rather a product of the ways in which markets have been politically cons
