{"product_id":"neoliberal-republic-antoine-vauchez-9781501752544","title":"Neoliberal Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Neoliberal Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e traces the corrosive effects of the revolving door between public service and private enrichment on the French state and its ability to govern and regulate the private sector.\u003c\/b\u003e Casting a piercing light on this circulation of influence among corporate lawyers and others in the French power elite, Antoine Vauchez and Pierre France analyze how this dynamic, a feature of all Western democracies, has developed in concert with the rise of neoliberalism over the past three decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on interviews with dozens of public officials in France and a unique biographical database of more than 200 civil-servants-turned-corporate-lawyers, \u003ci\u003eThe Neoliberal Republic\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the always-blurred boundary between public service and private interests has been critically compromised, enabling the transformation of the regulatory state into either an ineffectual bystander or an active collaborator in the privatization of public welfare. The cumulative effect of these developments, the authors reveal, undermines democratic citizenship and the capacity to imagine the public good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antoine Vauchez,Pierre France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501752545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501752544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Antoine Vauchez","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088465342719,"sku":"9781501752544","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_50d7681c-5959-4e92-bca1-b5636beae3a2.jpg?v=1769104947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/neoliberal-republic-antoine-vauchez-9781501752544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}