Monthly Archives: November 2011

Neoliberalism as Spectacle: Economic Theory, Development and Corporate Exploitation

Nicholas A. Jackson Neoclassical economics has been thought to be in some way separated from actually existing capitalism. This is true, as well, for neoliberalism, the current policy framework based on neoclassical economics. Some perspectives argue that neoliberalism is a
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  • Volume 4, Number 3 (2011)

Waiting for War (and other Strategies to Stop Gentrification): the Case of Ras Beirut

Robert Ross and Lamis Jamil Analyses of gentrification have found a wide variety of causes and strong evidence that it leads to residential displacement. Insofar then that gentrification can be seen as a problem, there is an alarming need to
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  • Volume 4, Number 3 (2011)

Towards a Critical Geography of Gambling Spaces: The Australian Experience

Martin Young I attempt to develop a critical geography of gambling in Australia with particular reference to the proliferation of electronic gaming machines (EGMs), the Australian variant of the Vegas-style ‘slot-machine’, devices that have infiltrated nearly all settlements in the
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  • Volume 4, Number 3 (2011)