Neoliberalism

The article “Welfare and well-being in modern Mexico” by David Barkin discusses the Neoliberal structure of the Mexican government and how it creates a gap between the working classes. The privatization of companies forces the indigenous people to leave their peasant communities to live in Central Mexico under terrible conditions. Although Mexico appears to have a booming economy that is quickly growing on a global-scale, it is a superficial structure relying heavily on privately owned companies…

parallel between the events of the Bolivian Water War and the days of Spanish colonialism. From Christopher Columbus to Bartolome de Las Casas, the ideas of those early Spanish Conquistadors can be seen in the neocolonialism of western companies and neoliberalism of the Bolivian Government during the water crisis. The filmmaker is trying to argue that history is repeating itself across Latin America, with the violence in Bolivia being the latest example of this cycle. The Bolivian Water War took…

High modernism is a concept that has been used by many different countries of the global south to rapidly transform them into countries of the global north. Scott defined it as an “aspiration to the administrative ordering of nature and society.” (“Transforming Visions”, 88) The concepts of high modernism are reflected in events like villagization in Tanzania and collectivization in the Soviet Union (“Authoritarian High Modernism”, n.p.). Furthermore, high modernism is usually implemented by an…

Disney is known for producing well-rounded children’s movies that promote high moral standards. Children think the story of The Lion King is about a young cub, Simba, who looses his father but returns to Pride Rock to save the Kingdom his father once ruled. However, behind this tale, there are political undertones (Hierarchy and race in Disney- Lion King). For instance, in The Lion King, lions are successful because they know how to rule. They have gender norms, they know the appropriate time to…

(in all but name) dissects the structure of a neoliberal economy to discover that the notion of “Free Market” moves and speaks much like that of religion. As Cox explores the relationship between “The Market” and religion within the paradigm of neoliberalism, one witnesses how a neoliberal economy elevates and enthrones the ethos of radical capitalism within the structure of the global economy. It is in the elevation of radical capitalism that “The Market” takes on the language and ideals of…

Living in a first world country with many privileges often times allows society to turn their heads and not see the battles that third world countries have to go through daily. The challenges that people of Latin America face do not directly affect common Americans in fact in ways it benefits them therefore it is easily ignored. Currently there is and has been many social movements and social change in Latin America that are against multi transnational and national corporations. The poor and…

of color, there has not been enough focus on why these problems are seemingly incapable of being solved. In “Food Deserts,” University of Minnesota professor Jerry Shannon argues that food deserts promote “neoliberal paternalism” (Shannon 254). Neoliberalism is an economic theory of privatisation, fiscal austerity, deregulation, and reductions in government spending in order to enhance the role of the private sector in the economy. Shannon applies this to food deserts when she states, “The goal…

Capitalism is a predominant economic system used around the world, while capitalism promotes economic growth and free trade the are also negative effects caused by this economic system. The purpose of this essay is to discuss why although capitalism has negative effects it’s the best economic system currently in use. First, this essay will define and explain capitalism and neo liberalism. Second, the benefits of capitalism and neo liberalism will be discussed. Third, the essay will discuss that…

It is essential to cooperate to provide negotiations among other nations, create rules for trade and international law. It is essential for self interested states to cooperate for the best of its state. Along with Neorealism, Neoliberalism acknowledges the existence of international anarchy, but recognizes that cooperation and working with one another is beneficial to both parties. Like the United Nations, intergovernmental institutions work to gather nations to voice their opinions…

In times of accelerated changes and contemporary globalization, it is important to generate a reflexive space about the perception of the city, which is always evolving due to economic, political or cultural changes throughout history, and its effects on the landscape and people. At first sight, global transformation with the intensification of stimulus has shifted people’s behaviour in all aspects of life affecting and eroding social construction of reality, being one of the most important…