What is the position of presidency in society? What can we imply after we speak about particular person accountability? What makes us free? ‘Neoliberalism’ may really feel like a squishy time period that is exhausting to outline and perceive. However this ideology, based by a bunch of males within the Swiss Alps, is a political challenge that has dominated our financial system for many years. Within the title of free market fundamentals, the forces behind neoliberalism act like an invisible hand, shaping virtually each facet of our lives. This episode initially ran as “Capitalism: What Makes Us Free?”
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