The Hidden History of Neoliberalism (eBook)

How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness

Thom Hartmann (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
192 Seiten
Berrett-Koehler Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5230-0234-4 (ISBN)

Infos

America's most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann reveals how and why neoliberalism became so prevalent in the United States and why it's time for us to turn our backs to it.

While America is at a crossroads regarding its economic future, many of us don't fully understand how we got here. In this powerful and accessible book, Thom Hartmann demystifies neoliberalism and explains how we can use this pivotal point in time to create a more positive future.

This book traces the history of neoliberalism-which applies to a set of capitalistic philosophies favoring free trade, financial austerity, and deregulation-up to the present. Hartmann explains how neoliberalism was sold as a cure for wars and the Great Depression. He outlines the impact that it has had on America, looking at different sectors, including healthcare, unemployment, and education.

Hartmann highlights how America can go one of two ways: continue going down the road to neoliberal oligarchy, as supported by the GOP, or choose to return to FDR's Keynesian economics, raise taxes on the rich, reverse free trade, and create a more pluralistic society.

Inhalt

Foreword by Greg Palast

Introduction: The Plot To Save The World3
Save us from the utopians6

The birth of Neoliberalism9
Neoliberalism's Fathers: Mises, Hayek and Friedman13
Ludwig von Mises and the “Critical Race Theory” of neoliberalism13
FA Hayek vs. the birth of Democratic Socialism15
Milton Friedman19

Neoliberalism Goes to Work23
Nationwide Neoliberalism Experiments25
Milton Friedman Hearts General Pinochet26
Neoliberalism comes to America31
Bill Clinton hearts the neoliberal revolution35
George W Bush Pushes Neoliberalism even farther39
Neoliberalism blows up in Bush's face43
Obama rescues neoliberalism from itself46
Trump attacks neoliberalism46
Biden challenges neoliberalism's core concepts47

How Neoliberalism Changed America in 40 years48
Taxes48
Trade49
Healthcare50
Education and Higher Education51
Finance51
Employment52
Homelessness52
Inflation53
Media and News54
The environment55
Privatizing the commons55
Destruction of democracy60

Breaking with 40 Years of Neoliberalism61
#TaxTheRich62
Rebuilding a middle class gutted by neoliberalism62
Trade: Returning to Alexander Hamilton's “American Plan”66
What is real wealth?69
Hamilton's 11 step plan worked for 188 years70
Tariffs built America71
But what about the cost of American-made goods?71
How China escaped neoliberalism74
America adopted neoliberalism and all I got was this made-in-China Tee Shirt75
Neoliberal trade policy rejected by South Korea78
Reverse privatization of core government functions80
Break up the monopolies81
Progressive Populism to replace progressive neoliberalism82
Standing on the edge85

Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.10.2023
• Reihe/Serie: The Thom Hartmann Hidden History Series
• Reihe/Serie: The Thom Hartmann Hidden History Series
• Vorwort: Greg Palast
• Verlagsort: Oakland
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: big banks • Capitalism • control trade • Deregulation • Economic History • Far Right • Free Trade • Keynesian Economics • Neoliberalism • neoliberals • Oligarchy • pluralism • Republicans • Stock Market • Trump presidency • us history
• ISBN-10: 1-5230-0234-4 / 1523002344
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5230-0234-4 / 9781523002344