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The Economic Theology of Neoliberalism: Foucault and Agamben on the History of Governmentality KU Leuven
Foucault's lectures on the emergence of neoliberal governmentality have been an influential source on the study of neoliberalism today. I argue that Foucault's approaches, however, also possesses some limits. It does not address why governmental rationalities display historical continuities, the mutual affinity between neoliberalism and Christian forms of thought, and how neoliberal regimes exclude surplus populations. I turn to Agamben's ...
The political and economic history of vineyard planting rights in Europe: from Montesquieu to the European Union KU Leuven
In 2008, the EU voted to liberalize its system of planting rights which has strictly regulated vine plantings in the EU. However, after an intense lobbying campaign the liberalization of the planting right system was overturned in 2013 and new regulations could create an even more restrictive system. European wine associations have complained about the detrimental effects of the new regulations. There is a precedent in history. In 1726, the ...
The political and economic history of vineyard planting rights in Europe: from Montesquieu to the European Union KU Leuven
In 2008, the EU voted to liberalize its system of planting rights which has strictly regulated vine plantings in the EU. However, after an intense lobbying campaign the liberalization of the planting right system was overturned in 2013 and new regulations could create an even more restrictive system. European wine associations have complained about the detrimental effects of the new regulations. There is a precedent in history. In 1726, the ...
Drivers of labor market inequalities throughout economic history KU Leuven
Economists debate whether institutional (e.g. minimum wage policies) or market (forces of supply and demand) factors are at the root of inequalities on labor markets. This dissertation provides a long-run perspective on this debate through a multi-dimensional approach, in which both institutional and market drivers are assessed. In the first chapter, a reconstruction effort of said labor inequalities is presented, with an analysis of the ...
A brief history of economic evaluation for human papillomavirus vaccination policy Universiteit Antwerpen
Background: This commentary discusses key issues for health economic evaluation and modelling, applied to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine programs. Methods: We outline some of the specific features of HPV disease and vaccination, and associated policy questions in light of a literature search for economic evaluations on HPV vaccination. Results: We observe that some policy questions could not be reliably addressed by many of the 43 published ...
A funny thing happened on my way to the market. Reading Petronius to write economic history Universiteit Gent
Petronius' novel is an important rate source for Roman social and economic history. However, it is also a extremely difficult source to interpret. This chapter introduces the reader to some of the possibilities and difficulties involved in using the Satyrica.