neoliberalism

[nee-oh-lib-er-uh-liz-uhm, -lib-ruh-]

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noun

a faction of the liberal political movement that strongly supports free-market capitalism as the means for societal and human progress.

neoliberalism

/ ˌniːəʊˈlɪbərəˌlɪzəm, -ˈlɪbrəˌlɪzəm /

noun

a modern politico-economic theory favouring free trade, privatization, minimal government intervention in business, reduced public expenditure on social services, etc

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Other Word Forms

neoliberal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of neoliberalism¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; neo- + liberalism

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Is neoliberalism back from its remarkably brief and partial ideological exile, under the inspiring and all-unifying banner of not being quite as bad as Trump?

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In large part, it was the white working-class—- “Reagan Democrats”—- who ratified the first wave of the neoliberalism that their children and grandchildren now decry.

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The end of neoliberalism is the end of the classic model of celebrity, wherein the talented, pretty or charismatic are appointed and worshiped as if by divine decree.

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The solution here is not for the Democrats to chase the Republicans to the right by becoming more corporatist and embracing neoliberalism and gangster capitalism even more.

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Economically, we saw Reaganomics and neoliberalism concentrate extreme wealth into corporate hands.

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