Year
2015
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts
Recommended Citation
Walsh, Amanda J., Globalisation, the State and regional Australia: a case study of the Shoalhaven region, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, University of Wollongong, 2015. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4638
Abstract
Globalisation is often presented, or perceived, as an unstoppable economic force that confounds the efforts and capacities of governments to act against it. In fact, the expansion of transnational capital and the growth of capital accumulation have been actively facilitated by the state. Neoliberalism has played a central role, as the policy orthodoxy of globalisation: it has been essential in creating the economic structures that support and extend globalisation. Far from riding roughshod over national policies, neoliberalism has provided states with the means to reshape national policies in globalisation’s image. Neoliberalism and globalisation have strengthened and consolidated one another, via the decisions and actions of the state.
FoR codes (2008)
160404 Urban and Regional Studies (excl. Planning), 160510 Public Policy, 160601 Australian Government and Politics, 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.