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Jun 2, 2021 · More than just a set of free-market policies, neoliberalism has always sought to alter society's balance of power in favor of bosses. Its assault on democracy and undermining of unions is now playing straight into the hands of the far right.
Oct 25, 2023 · Putting aside the general relationship between neoliberalism and democracy, a plausible thesis has it that at least when it comes to the rise of illiberal populism (itself a threat to democracy), neoliberalism has helped cause it, which would mean that it indirectly undermines democracy.
- Tibor Rutar
Jun 9, 2021 · A very common criticism of neoliberalism is that it undermines democracy. This might be because high economic inequality undermines democracy, as Martin Gilens (2014) argues in Affluence and Influence and defended by Larry Bartels (2008 [2016]).
Jun 9, 2020 · In the first, I reconstruct in broad brushstrokes the commonplace critical account of neoliberalism's anti-democratic thrust, arguing that this literature has largely overlooked the racialized slant of the neoliberal critique of democracy.
- Lars Cornelissen
- 2020
Jun 29, 2024 · Neoliberalism, an economic and political ideology that emphasizes free markets, deregulation, and privatization, has gained global influence but has also been criticized for undermining democratic institutions. This article offers a critical perspective on the emergence of authoritarian neoliberalism and its impact on democratic governance in ...
Dec 19, 2020 · There is only conclusion to be drawn: “Neoliberalism is not compatible with a democratic state, if we understand democracy as a regime that intervenes, on behalf of its citizens and through public authorities, in the distribution of economic goods resulting from the functioning of the market.
Oct 14, 2021 · Giancarlo Grignaschi: The key conclusion of your book is that neoliberalism survived in its purest form in those countries where it was protected from democracy. It does so through the deployment of three mechanisms, which you call support creation, opposition blockade and constitutional lock-in.
