Journal article
Neoliberalism as a political rationality: Australian public policy since the 1980s
Journal of Sociology, Vol.34(3), pp.215-231
1998
Abstract
Since the 1980s a remarkable transformation has occurred in the rationale that informs public policy in Australia. This transformation reflects a fundamental change in the way national economies and populations are conceived by policy-makers, and has led to the emergence of new strategies of governance as a consequence. We argue that this change of direction in Australian public policy may be best thought of as a specific neoliberal 'political rationality'. The first section of the paper outlines changes in conceptions of the economy and subjectivity which are associated with neoliberalism as a political rationality. The second part of the paper examines the articulation and implementation of neoliberalism in Australia over the last couple of decades.
Details
- Title
- Neoliberalism as a political rationality: Australian public policy since the 1980s
- Authors/Creators
- M. Beeson (Author/Creator)A. Firth (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Journal of Sociology, Vol.34(3), pp.215-231
- Publisher
- Sage
- Identifiers
- 991005541996207891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Asia Research Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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