Susan George "A Short History of Neoliberalism" Flashcards
1
Q
(GEORGE) Post-WW2 was what kind of economics?
A
Keynesian
2
Q
(GEORGE) What did Karl Polyani think about the idea of a “free market”?
A
“it will be the death of us all”
3
Q
(GEORGE) Where did the idea for Neo-Lib really progress and disseminate from?
A
Uni of Chicago / Friedrich von Hayek
4
Q
(GEORGE) Who else was a student of Friedrich von Hayek at the U of Chicago?
A
Margaret Thatcher
5
Q
(GEORGE) What did the neo-liberals call the German PM who taxed corporations?
A
“unreformed Keynesian”
6
Q
(GEORGE) Privatization -
A
the co-opting of the work of many for the benefit of a few (and seen as “avoiding the trag of com”)
