Noam Chomsky and the Struggle Against Neoliberalism

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ID9199065
AuthorsRobert W Mcchesney (corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume50
Issue11
Pages40
Publication date1999-04-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMonthly Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520
PublisherMonthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.14452/mr-050-11-1999-04_4
OpenAlexW2053894322
LanguageEN
Citations received21

Neoliberalism is the defining political economic paradigm of our time—it refers to the policies and processes whereby a relative handful of private interests are permitted to control as much as possible of social life in order to maximize their personal profit. Associated initially with Reagan and Thatcher, neoliberalism has for the past two decades been the dominant global political economic trend adopted by political parties of the center, much of the traditional left, and the right. These parties and the policies they enact represent the immediate interests of extremely wealthy investors and less than one thousand large corporations.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

Economics · Neoclassical economics · Neoliberalism (international relations) · Order (exchange) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Profit (economics) · Sociology · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

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