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Effects Of Neoliberalism

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“Neoliberalism is considered to be the dominant ideology that is shaping our world day.”(Thorsen and Lie, 2009, p. 1). There is however, no one true definition to neoliberalism as it is very diverse in terms of covering a lot of aspects of economic, cultural, and social terrains. This era came about with the introduction of Structural Adjustment policies stemming from the Bretton Woods System, Washington Consensus, World Bank, and the IMF (http://globalsocialtheory.org/topics/neoliberalism). There was also an increase in the number of capitalist theories claiming to be the “better” way for society to become developed. These theories also promote austerity, privatization, deregulation, and a purported ‘opening up’ of markets and borders which …show more content…

However as it has been seen, these institutions creates and dependency relationship between them and the host country whereas in exchange for their services, they implement Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) where as they alter a countries policies and economic structure, etc, in effects to “promote economic growth.” In reality they usually leave the country worse off creating higher levels of poverty and lowers the standard of living in those countries. For example the incident that occurred with Jamaica as well as Trinidad and Tobago crippling those nations (http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/business_amp_money_12/article_8921.shtml). Another example of the effects of neoliberalism is with the company Monsanto, which owns majority of the world’s grain. This company effectively cripples farmers as once they start using their product, they cannot stop due to terms and conditions in using it. This same company produces the herbicides and insecticides to protect the crop yet which cause the issues in the first place, therefore the farmer makes a loss, while the company keeps getting richer and the farmers become poorer

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Neoliberalism is usually confused and misinterpreted. The rise of neoliberalism had influenced public sector relations. The impact of the economic crisis and association of austerity measures had put pressure for some change and reform. Regardless of the rise of neoliberalism and austerity, extent and impact are not uniformed. Public sectors are strong and their influence have become weak.

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Many countries in India continue to use pesticides that have been banned in Western Europe. Much of the cotton used in Europe is produced in the western part of India. These pesticides are extremely dangerous and have been linked to the rapid increase of cancer for the workers. The great demand for cotton forces workers to continue using these dangerous pesticides. Individuals need the money so badly that they are willing to risk their health to work.

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Philippines and Canada are two different economic spectrum. The former has historically struggled with poverty from the period of colonization to today’s rapid globalization with poverty incidence of 21.6% as of 2014 (PSA, 2016). Canada, on the other hand, has 9.7% rate of low income but majority of those are transitory. From 2005-2010, only 1.5% are considered in persistent low income (Statistics Canada, 2015 as cited by Lamman, & McIntyre, 2016). Beyond these numbers, there remains a grim reality that faced citizens within the poverty thresholds from both nations.

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The growers said that if they didn’t want to do the jobs other will. The workers struggle on the field because the growers spray pesticide on the product which make them get sick and harm their health, the pesticide are highly toxic to

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The article “The Neoliberal Arts: How college sold its souls to the market,” is a really good representation on what college is now and what it is trying to make of the students they have in their institution. In my own opinion the statement “the worth of a person is the wealth of the person” that William Deresiewicz published is true in the 21st century. Now days you are no one if you don’t have a least a little money. Like what was said “neoliberalism is the ideology that reduces all values to money values.” You are only of value if your getting and spending.

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Harvey 2005; Peck 2008; Springer 2010). Combined with an all encompassing commitment to extend the free market into virtually every aspect of life; neoliberalism is characterized by market deregulation, the redistribution of social service provision, and regressive tax policies that significantly enhance the power of elites and expand inequality (Harvey 2005). As a doctrine, neoliberalists "argue for the desirability of a society organized around self-regulating markets, and free, to the extent possible, from social and political intervention" (Glassman 2009: 497). As a policy neoliberalism often differs from its theory and the implementation of neoliberal policy is uneven (ibid).

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Neoliberalism and its implementation has had a major economic and cultural impact on countries in South America of which Chile being the most prominent example. From the beginning, neoliberalism was a project that was to restore the class power where the economic elites are in control. The theoretical utopianism of the neoliberal argument was primarily used as a method to justify the actions of General Augusto Pinochet’s militant rule where basic human rights were continuously violated. The basis of neoliberalism was deregulation and privatization of various sectors in a free market economy, however the consequences of these policies caused for many years of human rights violations under the rule of General Pinochet. The memories and the historical

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It is evident that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a nationwide shift and forced adaptation to a new way of life. From the moment the virus began to travel across the world, changes have occurred to combat the danger posed by its uncertainty. Due to this uncertainty, neoliberalism has shaped COVID-19 in many ways. Neoliberalism emphasizes limited state intervention, more focus on individual responsibility, a wealth gap produced by an increase in income inequality, and capital accumulation. All of these factor into the COVID-19 pandemic and its responses.

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They think no world government exists, yet there is world federation. Liberals note shared democratic values and enlightened self-interest which are both viewed as positive qualities of human instinct. Marxism focuses on economic structures inside the capitalist system. It takes a class distinction in light of who claims the method for generation and the workers who drive those means. Constructivism is an ideology that emphasizes the significance of thoughts and culture in shaping both the norms and discourse of world governmental

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Classical liberalism (of the 1930s), which supports a free market system and limited government activity, reflects the propensity for free trade globally and limited government involvement in the economy that characterizes the era of neoliberal globalization (Mintz, Croci & Close 56-57). On the other hand, reform liberalism – which supports individual freedom, equality of opportunity (achieved through welfare and social programs), and free market (under government regulations to protect consumers, workers and the environment from harm) – mirrors the era of the Keynesian Welfare State’s four pillars (Mintz, Croci & Close 57). The four pillars of the KWS include: no state involvement in investment decision-making or production of good and services (this was left up to the private sector), state initiatives (through Keynesian aggregate demand management) to achieve full employment and high incomes, state assistance or welfare for the unemployed and people who cannot “participate fully in the labour market,” (disadvantaged or poor people), and lastly, state support of unionization and collective bargaining for better wages and higher living standards (McBride & Shields

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This impact can be reduced by the company by putting more efforts and investment in development and research to improve and eliminate the side effects of their products without much damaging the environment (Monsanto, 2018). Furthermore, Monsanto can employ a team to regularly check whether the negative effects are still being possessed by their products and if it so then the authorities can be alarmed about this and suitable actions can be taken against this

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First used by British economists and philosophers, it is a framework which favors privatization, deregulation, and free markets. Until the early 1970s, the relationship between the state and the market was understood through the liberal economic reform following World War II. While Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal set up social safety nets through social programs – such as the Federal Housing Administration and the Public Works Administration – neoliberalism emphasizes individual responsibility as the primary means to achieve class mobility. While Franklin Roosevelt established social services to support struggling post-Depression Americans, the Fab Five swoop in to provide domestication services to reform male heterosexuality into a masculinity that is more compatible with neoliberalism. Characteristics of U.S. welfare liberalism Characteristics of U.S. neoliberalism Examples on Queer Eye Authoritarian government Individual responsibility

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During my studies I decided to read the novel “Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea”, by Mark Blyth. The reason I picked this book for my review over the rest of the books is because the concept of austerity really interested me. In simple terms austerity is the reducing of expenditure in order to help an economic crisis. Blyth defines it at the start of the novel as “ a form of voluntary deflation in which the economy adjusts through the reduction of wages, prices and public spending to restore competitiveness which is (supposedly) best achieved by cutting the state’s budget, debts and deficits”(pg2). Throughout the book Blyth discusses in three ways how the practice of austerity is negative.

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Why do many neorealists liken states in the international system to firms in a capitalist market?  How valid is that analogy? Neorealism has emerged as a contemporary theory that attempts to explain the interaction of states on an international level. Oftentimes neorealists compare states in the international system and firms in a capitalist market. There are a number of factors that can be described as similarities or differences between the two and for the sake of brevity, only a few will be discussed below.

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If they do not participate in this process the economies are negatively affected. Therefore, economic globalization doesn’t seem a good process. Globalization has affected everyone differently. While it is also said to unite countries, it has increased the gap between rich and poor by helping the wealthy people of the society. Many smaller firms and companies have seen the fall due to

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