Globalism and Neoliberalism - What Is the Story of the Neo Liberal Turn?

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The neo liberals dream of a depoliticized global economy is to day, no doubt, in crisis. But as trump's brand of nationalism makes very clear, the sort of open politics that will emerge to supplant the neo liberals are terrifyingly up for grabs. Quin slabodian teaches history at wellesley college and talks about his new book 'Neo-Liberalism'

Featuring Quinn Slobodian on his book Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism. The story of neoliberalism’s Geneva School—including Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek, and Wilhelm Röpke—and their vision for a new global order to protect the market from democratic forces in the metropole and across the decolonizing world. An interview from archives first conducted in November 2018. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Check out these Haymarket titles: Keywords for Capitalism by John Patrick Leary haymarketbooks.org/books/1886-keywords-for-capitalism Struggle Makes Us Human by Vijay Prashad haymarketbooks.org/books/1869-struggle-makes-us-human