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The Crisis of Neoliberalism

By Nick Couldry

Why Voice Matters

What is

Neo Liberalism??

Liberalism

Political programme or ideology whose goals include most prominently the diffusion, deepening and preservation of constitutional democracy, limited government, individual liberty, and those basic human and civil rights which are instrumental to any decent human existence‘

——Dag Einar Thorsen “What is Neoliberalism?”

(Department of Political Science University of Oslo)

Neo-

A Revival of “Liberalism”

OR

A distinct ideology

A complete political philosophy or ideology.

>>> “practical‟ theory of building and maintaining democratic policies and securing individual liberty

Limited government, individual liberty

>>>a radical commitment to laissez-faire economic policies.

Neoliberalism

=Neo-liberalism

·The dominant ideology

shaping our world today

·Age of Neoliberalism

Saad-Filho, Alfredo and Deborah Johnston (2005): “Introduction”; pp. 1-6 in Alfredo Saad-Filho and Deborah Johnston: Neoliberalism – A Critical Reader. London: Pluto Press.

What is

Neoliberalism??

MTR Kowloon Tong

Festival Walk

MTR Lok Fu

Lok Fu Plaza

Our Definition

Occupy Central Forum @HKBU

A theory of political economic practices that aim to build and maintain democratic policies and securing individual liberty. The government should stick to a radical commitment to laissez-faire economic policies. The role of the state is minimized only functions to create and preserve an institutional framework characterized by strong private property rights, free markets and free trade.

Fight for

Lee Wai Lee site

Content

Alex Arnold 125008871

Anna Muwanga 1250421

Maia Kelly

Nicola Powell 12502243

Olwyn Intyre 12501964

Zhang Yuqing 12505811

Neoliberal Policies

''The Washington Consensus''

fiscal policy disipline

Reduction of Public Spending from subsides

Tax Reform

Positive Interest Rates

competative exchange rates

1. Definition of neoliberalism (Jessie)

2. A close reading of "why voice matters" (Jacob)

3. Examples of neoliberal policies and practices (Maia & Ana)

4. Explanation of relationship between neoliberalism different social problems (Nicola & Olwyn)

Policies continued

Liberalisation

-Relaxation of restrictions

  • Privitisation

-Transfer of ownership

-Promotes choice and competition

  • Deregulation

-Removal of state regulation

Trade Liberalisation

-Removal of practices preventing free flow of goods and services between nations

Poverty

and Neoliberalism

  • Neoliberalism and it's effect on Canadian Women in Poverty
  • Economic restructuring of gov policies
  • Negative impact on lower socioeconomic sectors
  • Costly welfare programs - Childcare
  • Restructuring of 'Unemployment Insurance Program' lacked accountability for women's social responsibilities
  • Unattainable goals in order to receive benefit
  • Neoliberal policies -> socially divisive and economically destructive

Neoliberalism and Education

  • Education system reshaped to support dominant neo-liberal economic policies
  • Last conservative government in the UK introduced 'choice'
  • Leads to hierarchy and elitism within state education system
  • Rigid systems of testing children- results in simplified and degraded teaching and learning
  • What is lost in this approach to schooling?
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