The lessons of neo-liberalism

Bill Clinton and Tony Blair made accommodations with neo-liberalism that have bequeathed a troubled and unresolved legacy to today's left. In my forthcoming book, Masters of the Universe (Stedman Jones, 2012), I argue that a particularly virulent form of neo-liberal ideas came to dominate polit...

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Published in:Renewal (London, England) England), 2012-01, Vol.20 (1), p.9-19
Main Author: Jones, Daniel Stedman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Architects
Capitalism
Conceptualization
Economic policy
Great Britain
Inequality
Left
Legislation
Liberalism
Miliband, Ed
Neoliberalism
Political attitudes
Political ideas
Political leadership
Political parties
Political thought
Politics
Reforms
Society
Tax rates
U.S.A
United Kingdom
United States of America
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Summary:Bill Clinton and Tony Blair made accommodations with neo-liberalism that have bequeathed a troubled and unresolved legacy to today's left. In my forthcoming book, Masters of the Universe (Stedman Jones, 2012), I argue that a particularly virulent form of neo-liberal ideas came to dominate politics in Britain and the United States after the 1980s which encouraged an acceptance of social and economic inequality. Almost as much as the reality of the growing gap between rich and poor itself, this acceptance allowed the liberal left in both the United States and Britain to become detached from what had usually been its central purpose, a more equal and more just society. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0968-252X