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The unfolding of neoliberalism in economics curricula and scholarships: Colombia as a case study

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  • Ariza Ruiz, Efrén Danilo
  • Garza, Nestor

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We document and analyze the emergence and consolidation of neoliberalism in higher education in economics in Colombia. The research focuses on four interrelated categories through which the neoliberal ideology changed the scientific field of economics by replacing endogenously developed analytical traditions during the 1980s -1990s: 1) homogenization of curricula; 2) neoclassical mathematization; 3) use of textbooks; and 4) quantitative assessment (scientometrics) of academic quality. The results show how a generation of economists combined their networks of social capital and legitimacy from international academic connections, to simultaneously impose their worldview in academia, the public administration, and private sector. Our analyses highlight the transfer of the neoliberal values to the education field through the concepts of quality assessment and scientometrics, which institutionalized the exercise of power to discipline intellectual inquiries and scholarship.

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  • Ariza Ruiz, Efrén Danilo & Garza, Nestor, 2024. "The unfolding of neoliberalism in economics curricula and scholarships: Colombia as a case study," ZÖSS-Discussion Papers 104, University of Hamburg, Centre for Economic and Sociological Studies (CESS/ZÖSS).
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