Neoliberalism, Globalization and Inequalities: consequences for health and quality of life ‐ edited by Navarro, V.

Abstract

Reviews the book, Neoliberalism, globalization and inequalities: Consequences for health and quality of life edited by V. Navarro (see record [rid]2007-12404-000[/rid]). This book is a collection of thought-provoking articles on the health effects of what is widely, wildly defined as neoliberalism or globalization. In today's 'better-dead-than-red' culture, Navarro and colleagues look at our increasingly global, unequal, neoliberal world from a lateral angle. Undisturbed by the atmosphere of dull conformity governing the mindset of most modern intellectuals, the authors defy conventional wisdom and face the 'global octopus' called neoliberalism using a 'class war' approach. In an intellectual environment pressing public health scientists not to go beyond a bunch of power-free, often-trivial social analyses, the book can be like a Gramscian shot of critical awareness into our veins. The book explains how globalization policies have slowed down progress in terms of economic growth, health improvements and poverty reduction and continued to generate what we can term as 'superfluous' populations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)