A History of Neoliberalism with Quinn Slobodian

Neoliberalism: we all hate it, but what does it mean? Dan talks to intellectual historian Quinn Slobodian about his book Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism, which tells the story of neoliberalism’s Geneva School—including Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek, and Wilhelm Röpke—and their vision for a new imperial order establishing rules to protect the market from political interference. It’s a movement that begins with nostalgia for the bygone Habsburg Empire, moves on to fights against the decolonized world’s efforts to create a New International Economic Order, and that plays a key role in forming the European Economic Community and the WTO.

Live Dig interview in NYC with Yanis Varoufakis onChallenging the New Right-Populism Saturday December 1, 6pm. The New School’s Arnhold Hall at the Theresa Lang Student Center.

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