Download or read book Constructions of Neoliberal Reason written by Jamie Peck and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the rise and diffusion of free-market thinking, from the early 20th Century through to the age of Obama. It tracks the ascendency of neoliberalism, its key players and decisive moments of reconstruction, including the Chicago School of economics, New York City's bankruptcy, Hurricane Katrina, and the Wall Street crisis of 2008.