TY - JOUR
T1 - Neoliberalism as a class ideology; or, the political causes of the growth of inequalities
AU - Navarro, Vicente
PY - 2007/8/20
Y1 - 2007/8/20
N2 - Neoliberalism is the dominant ideology permeating the public policies of many governments in developed and developing countries and of international agencies such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and many technical agencies of the United Nations, including the World Health Organization. This ideology postulates that the reduction of state interventions in economic and social activities and the deregulation of labor and financial markets, as well as of commerce and investments, have liberated the enormous potential of capitalism to create an unprecedented era of social well-being in the world's population. This article questions each of the theses that support such ideology, presenting empirical information that challenges them. The author also describes how the application of these neoliberal policies has been responsible for a substantial growth of social inequalities within the countries where such policies have been applied, as well as among countries. The major beneficiaries of these policies are the dominant classes of both the developed and the developing countries, which have established worldwide class alliances that are primarily responsible for the promotion of neoliberalism.
AB - Neoliberalism is the dominant ideology permeating the public policies of many governments in developed and developing countries and of international agencies such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and many technical agencies of the United Nations, including the World Health Organization. This ideology postulates that the reduction of state interventions in economic and social activities and the deregulation of labor and financial markets, as well as of commerce and investments, have liberated the enormous potential of capitalism to create an unprecedented era of social well-being in the world's population. This article questions each of the theses that support such ideology, presenting empirical information that challenges them. The author also describes how the application of these neoliberal policies has been responsible for a substantial growth of social inequalities within the countries where such policies have been applied, as well as among countries. The major beneficiaries of these policies are the dominant classes of both the developed and the developing countries, which have established worldwide class alliances that are primarily responsible for the promotion of neoliberalism.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34248525109&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=34248525109&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2190/AP65-X154-4513-R520
DO - 10.2190/AP65-X154-4513-R520
M3 - Article
C2 - 17436985
AN - SCOPUS:34248525109
SN - 0020-7314
VL - 37
SP - 47
EP - 62
JO - International Journal of Health Services
JF - International Journal of Health Services
IS - 1
ER -