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books_ergo_sum 's review for:
Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism
by Quinn Slobodian
informative
A great intellectual history. Beginning in early 20th century Austria, Slobodian explained that neoliberalism was invented (not to free markets, but) to PROTECT MARKETS FROM DEMOCRACY. Specifically from:
- the working class, since voting rights were starting to be extended to non-property owning men in Europe
- colonial subjects, as colonies were beginning to have more autonomy over their economies and natural resources
We focused very closely on Geneva School neoliberals of the Mont Pélerin Society, like von Mises and Hayek, to show that the aim of neoliberalism was to create a new kind of pro-rich imperialism. The closeness of the focus was a bit of a double edged sword, for me. On the one hand, it was super clear and specific. On the other hand, the detailed-ness of it hurt my brain sometimes.
- the working class, since voting rights were starting to be extended to non-property owning men in Europe
- colonial subjects, as colonies were beginning to have more autonomy over their economies and natural resources
We focused very closely on Geneva School neoliberals of the Mont Pélerin Society, like von Mises and Hayek, to show that the aim of neoliberalism was to create a new kind of pro-rich imperialism. The closeness of the focus was a bit of a double edged sword, for me. On the one hand, it was super clear and specific. On the other hand, the detailed-ness of it hurt my brain sometimes.