Destroying democracy : neoliberal capitalism and the rise of authoritarian politics / edited by Michelle Williams and Vishwas Satgar.

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), Williams, Michelle, 1969- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Johannesburg : Wits University Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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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.
Item Description:"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 United States of America--in which the COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled and highlighted the pre-exiting crisis."--Back cover.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (xviii, 224 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781776147014
1776147014
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