This book examines the commodification of labour and overvaluation of economic efficiency along with its influence on disability policy and disabled people. It illuminates continuities between state socialism and postsocialist capitalism, providing a broad critique of contemporary neoliberalism and its impact on individual and collective life.

Preface; Introduction: key terms; Disability; State socialism; Neoliberalism; Postsocialism; Social justice; References; Chapter 1: Disability and maldistribution; State socialist legacy; Sheltered workshops; Residential institutions; Postsocialist neoliberalisation; Retrenchment of public support; Workfare; References; Chapter 2: Disability and misrecognition; State socialist legacy; Postsocialist neoliberalisation; Stigmatisation of public assistance; Overvaluation of self-sufficiency and responsibilisation; References; Chapter 3: Disability and misrepresentation; State socialist legacy; Postsocialist neoliberalisation; Depoliticisation through service provision; Tokenistic participation; References; Conclusion: postsocialist disability matrix; The question of agency; Advocacy for the right to work; Advocacy for user-led personal assistance; Concluding remarks; References; Index