Neoliberalism

aje on August 5, 2025

I believe that the term “neoliberalism” is a valid one, both as a concept and as an ideology. In other words, it can be used in a descriptive and neutral sense, and also the thing that it describes is (relatively) desirable. I am one of very few academics to hold both of these positions!

Indeed I am an early pioneer of using the term “neoliberal” in a non-pejorative way, with my co-authored book from 2009 “The Neoliberal Revolution in Eastern Europe“. Since then, it has become more common, and I continue to research neoliberal ideas and neoliberalism as a distinct political and economic philosophy.

Here is an old interview about the book:

 

Some recent academic publications that focus on neoliberalism include:

  • 2025 “Four phases of neoliberalism” Journal of Private Enterprise, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 55-71
  • “A survey of recent critical histories of neoliberalism” forthcoming in Critical Review

I have also published a couple of formal book reviews:

I have also taken seriously a potential consequence of neoliberalism: state capitalism. See:

And I have used Medium to publish some notes about books that discuss neoliberalism:

Here is my webpage about The Museum of Neoliberalism.