Foucault and Liberal Political Economy
Power, Knowledge, and Freedom
by Mark Pennington, Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy Department of Political Economy Mark Pennington
2025·353 pages·en
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- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN
- 9780197690529
About this book
This book argues that the ideas of Michel Foucault, often considered the most influential 'post-modernist' thinker, are compatible with an important strain of liberal thought that values open markets, political decentralisation, and limited government. It shows how the respective traditions can be combined into a 'post-modern liberalism' critical of the expanding web of 'pastoral powers' acquired by contemporary welfare-regulatory states. As such, the book offers a highly original synthesis with multiple applications in contemporary public policy.
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