Neoliberalism
Neo Liberalism Part 4: What Can We Do?
Throughout this series, we have discussed how big government structural adjustment programs and multilateral financial institutions perpetuate Neoliberalism. They use a top down approach to poverty reduction, that doesn’t really help those who are most impoverished. So, what can we […]
Neoliberalism Part 3: What Happened in Jamaica?
In order to understand how Neoliberalism affects Jamaica, We have to look at some history. The Island was a colonial possession of England until its independence in 1962. Many countries that have been colonies of westerns powers have had trouble, […]
Neoliberalism Part 2: Causing an Increase in Global Inequality
As we discussed in the first article in this series, Neoliberalism: What Is It?, Neoliberalism is the dominant for of capitalism that our global economy. It began in the 1980s as a way to promote global trade and grow all […]
Neoliberalism Part 1: What Is It?
In our globalized world, we are constantly bombarded with terms like globalization, free trade and even liberal economic policy. These phrases are thrown into different context and often seem to represent the same thing without having that intention. What are […]