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'''Neoliberalism''', or '''neo-liberalism''', is a term to describe the 20th-century resurgence of 19th-century ideas associated with free-market capitalism. While [[imperialism]] ([[Library:Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism|the highest stage of capitalism]]) remains the primary contraction in the world, neoliberalism has significant influence on the policies of modern capitalist states.   
'''Neoliberalism''', or '''neo-liberalism''', is a term to describe the 20th-century resurgence of 19th-century ideas associated with free-market capitalism. While [[imperialism]] ([[Library:Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism|the highest stage of capitalism]]) remains the primary contraction in the world, neoliberalism has significant influence on the policies of modern capitalist states.   
Neoliberalism has been linked to lower well-being, social disconnection, and loneliness.<ref>{{Citation|author=Julia C. Becker, Lea Hartwich, S. Alexander Haslam|year=2021|title=Neoliberalism can reduce well-being by promoting a sense of social disconnection, competition, and loneliness|title-url=https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjso.12438|publisher=The British Psychological Society}}</ref> 


== History ==
== History ==
The term entered into common use in the 1980s in connection with US-backed dictator [[Augusto Pinochet]]'s economic reforms in Chile, following the CIA coup against the predecessor socialist government of [[Salvador Allende]].  
The term entered into common use in the 1980s in connection with US-backed dictator [[Augusto Pinochet]]'s economic reforms in Chile, following the CIA coup against the predecessor socialist government of [[Salvador Allende]].  
== References ==
[[Category:Neoliberalism]]
[[Category:Neoliberalism]]
[[Category:Economic concepts]]
[[Category:Economic concepts]]
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Revision as of 19:15, 27 June 2022

Neoliberalism, or neo-liberalism, is a term to describe the 20th-century resurgence of 19th-century ideas associated with free-market capitalism. While imperialism (the highest stage of capitalism) remains the primary contraction in the world, neoliberalism has significant influence on the policies of modern capitalist states.

Neoliberalism has been linked to lower well-being, social disconnection, and loneliness.[1]

History

The term entered into common use in the 1980s in connection with US-backed dictator Augusto Pinochet's economic reforms in Chile, following the CIA coup against the predecessor socialist government of Salvador Allende.

References

  1. Julia C. Becker, Lea Hartwich, S. Alexander Haslam (2021). Neoliberalism can reduce well-being by promoting a sense of social disconnection, competition, and loneliness. The British Psychological Society.