Review of ADELINO ZANINI, Invarianze Neoliberali. A Proposito di Michel Foucault, DeriveApprodi, Bologne, 2024. Pp. 176. € 14.00. ISBN: 978-88-6548-551-4.

This is the second edition, revisited in some parts, of Adelino Zanini’s 2010 book L’Ordine del Discorso Economico. The subject is the philosophy of economics, reflected in the writings of Michel Foucault, which requires some historiographic framework leading to some relevant aspects of the his- tory of economic thought. The subject is therefore at the crossroad of eco- nomic philosophy, history of ideas, semiotics, psychology and philosophy (and more) and therefore it is interesting for a wide public of researchers. The text may be not easily accessible for those who have no training in his- tory of political economy and in philosophy of language (which was my case when 40 years ago I first red Les Mots et les Choses and I didn’t understand much of what instead is now clear from the reflections of Adelino Zanini). Nonetheless, the text is at the same time enjoyable and thoughtful. In prac- tice, this book represents a kind of recursive analysis on economic discursive practices, seen as a fundamental narrative concerning society.