neoliberalism

Robin Li (or Li Yanhong in Chinese), founder, chairman and CEO of Baidu, introduces the new AI-powered digital assistant "Duer" during the 2015 Baidu Technology Innovation Conference on September 8, 2015 in Beijing, China. (Getty)

The New Age of Autarky

The most striking geopolitical feature of the past four years has not been bipolarity or multipolarity—or even great-power conflict. It has been the spectacle of major economies pursuing self…

Scott Malcolmson 01 May 2021

Neoliberalism is a political and economical approach that favours free-market capitalism, deregulation, and government spending reduction.

The New Religion in Town ‘Neoliberalism’

There is an awful similarity between religion and neoclassical economics. Whereby in religious studies, you learn the mysticism of spirituality. In neoclassical economics, you learn the inefficiency…

Saif Al Abri 12 March 2021

Capitalism is in crisis. Until recently, that conviction was confined to the left. Today, however, it has gained traction across the political spectrum in advanced economies. Economists, policymakers…

Miatta Fahnbulleh 03 January 2020

John Maynard Keynes addressing the Bretton Woods conference on Post War reconstruction and economic order 1944. (Getty)

A World Safe for Capital

Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism.Quinn Slobodian.Harvard University Press, 2018. 400pp. The historianQuinn Slobodianhas written a book that is likely to upset enthusiasts…

Stephen Wertheim 26 July 2019

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