Neoliberalism
Open markets, light rules, tight budgets.
Neoliberals want free trade, free movement of capital, privatisation, deregulation and balanced budgets. The government's job is to keep markets working: stable money, enforceable contracts, independent central banks. The 1980s Thatcher–Reagan era is where it went mainstream.
What they'd say
Trade lifted billions out of poverty.
Governments shouldn't run airlines.
Inflation is a tax on everyone.
Its 12-axis profile
Where it gets messy
Critics blame it for the rich pulling away, the 2008 crash and underfunded public services. Almost nobody calls themselves neoliberal; it's mostly what critics call it.
Names to know
- Friedrich Hayek
- Milton Friedman
- Margaret Thatcher
Its squad
Countries that think like this
No country in our data has Neoliberalism as its closest match. It's more of an idea than a government, for now.
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