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Un'analisi della storia e dello stato attuale del neoliberalismo, che ne esamina le contraddizioni evidenziando come le "libertà" che offre non coincidano con i bisogni reali della gente. Dati alla mano, l'autore dimostra che il neoliberalismo ha restaurato il potere di classe e minaccia le istanze democratiche. Tutto comincia negli anni tra il 1978 e il 1980, quando Deng Xiaoping dà il via alla liberalizzazione economica che condurrà alla Cina di oggi, Paul Volcker cambia drasticamente la politica monetaria americana, Margaret Thatcher diviene primo ministro e il neoeletto Ronald Regan concede maggiori libertà alle lobby finanziarie. La cosiddetta "globalizzazione" ha inizio in quei giorni, quando il benessere dell'umanità è affidato alla libertà imprenditoriale (supportata da strutture militari o paramilitari a difesa della proprietà privata). Vent'anni dopo, i sostenitori di tali strategie occupano posizioni importanti nel campo dell'educazione, dei media, della politica.
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- Pagine: 283
- Data di uscita: 22-02-2007
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