neoclassical liberalism

noun

Capitalist ideology which stresses the importance of deregulation and private ownership over the means of production.

Similar
Arizona School liberalismbleeding-heart libertarianismneoliberalism

Meanings

nounneoclassical liberalism (uncountable)

alternative neo-classical liberalism

  1. uncountablecapitalismCapitalist ideology which stresses the importance of deregulation and private ownership over the means of production.

    Jardine says the neoclassical liberalism of the postindustrial economy contained two major postulates: a return to laissez-faire economics and a revival of Protestant morality to counteract the growing moral permissiveness.

    2013, Arthur W. Hunt with Anthony Selvaggio, chapter 5, in Surviving Technopolis: Essays on Finding Balance in Our New Man-Made Environments, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN, page 68
  2. uncountablecapitalismCapitalist ideology that focuses on the compatibility of support for civil liberties and free markets on the one hand and a concern for social justice or the worst-off’s well-being on the other.

    Synonyms: Arizona School liberalism, bleeding-heart libertarianism

  3. uncountablecapitalismSynonym of neoliberalism.

    Synonyms: neoliberalism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCapitalist ideology that focuses on the compatibility of support for civil liberties and free markets on the one hand and a concern for social justice or the worst-off’s well-being on the other.

Similar
Arizona School liberalismbleeding-heart libertarianism

nounSynonym of neoliberalism.

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