The elusive subjects of neo-liberalism: Beyond the analytics of governmentality

Cultural Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 624-653

  Barnett, Clive ^a   Clarke, Nick ^a   Cloke, Paul ^a   Malpass, Alice ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Consumption; Ethical; Governmentality; Neo liberalism; Problematization; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149100781     PISSN: 09502386     EISSN: 14664348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09502380802245902     Document Type: Article

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