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Naming the right: from the New Right to Economic Rationalism to Neoliberalism. (Politics).

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| December 01, 2001 | Norton, Andrew | COPYRIGHT 2001 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

OVER THE LAST twenty or so years protected industries have been opened to competition, state-owned enterprises have been privatised, and, with less success, government spending constrained. These developments have occurred in a diverse range of countries, implemented by parties with varying ideological traditions. Apart from eponymous terms (Thatcherism, Reaganism), the trend towards markets, as it can be summarised, has been given two names with international currency, the "New Right" and "neoliberalism", and one local designation, "economic rationalism".

In 2001, all three names are still used, with "New Right" fading, "neoliberalism" rising, and "economic ...

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