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The word ‘neoliberal’ gets thrown around a lot, often with differing and even contradictory meanings. Here, a political economist explains the origins and evolution of this complex concept.
While neoliberalism has allowed U.S. markets to grow, the resultant stunted public health system left Americans to figure out how to protect themselves from COVID-19 and its fallout on their own.
For economics to play a more helpful, critical role, it must abandon blind faith in the free market and embrace the social, historical, and environmental context in which economics actually happens.
Problems at government contractor Capita and the collapse of Carillion are part of the same story of outsourcing gone wrong.
The Office for Students hasn’t even started work yet, but is already under fire for its board appointment of Toby Young.
There is enormous pressure on young people to strive, perform and achieve. And the data indicate that many are struggling to cope.
The term “neoliberalism” has a rich history but has it run its course as an accurate concept when so many people have such different understandings of what it means?
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Adjunct Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Assistant Professor of Psychological and Behavioural Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Research Affiliate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology, York St John University
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Professor, Science and Technology Studies, York University, Canada
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Professor of Public Law, interested in public administration and public law, University of Sussex
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Professor of Law, University Research Champion for Risk, Evidence, and Decision-Making, University of York
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Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of International and Global Studies, Brandeis University
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Professor (Teaching) of Political Science, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Associate professor, Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Reader in Human Geography, Queen Mary University of London
