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Late Soviet Britain
Why Materialist Utopias Fail
Book • 2023
Late Soviet Britain explores the unexpected parallels between Soviet socialism and neoliberalism, highlighting how both ideologies rely on closed-system reasoning that neglects empirical reality.
Abby Innes argues that this approach has led to the weakening of Britain's governing institutions and democratic instability.
The book offers a unique perspective on the crisis of liberal democracy by comparing the political economies of these seemingly disparate systems.
Abby Innes argues that this approach has led to the weakening of Britain's governing institutions and democratic instability.
The book offers a unique perspective on the crisis of liberal democracy by comparing the political economies of these seemingly disparate systems.
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Rory Stewart as a well-observed, wry, and inventive book about the UK's economic policy.


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