ANTHRO: Five essays and a Cartoon about Neoliberalism

A primer on Neoliberalism (fairly centrist take):

http://www.globalissues.org/article/39/a-primer-on-neoliberalism

This one is fairly short and basic but definitely takes a left-wing take on neoliberalism:

http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=376

This one is left wing, entertaining and informative:

http://pplp.tripod.com/neoliberalism.html



Translation of the comic from above:

"The symptoms of neoliberalism are:
1) Anti-union politics  2) unemployment  3) End of social welfare programs  4) closing of social security institutions 5) decline of real wages 6) sacrifice of the majorities 7) enrichment of a minority  8) loss of sovereignty, 9) loss of  prospects (hope).




This one is rather dire, but hard to argue with in my view.
http://www.tni.org/article/short-history-neoliberalism

Lastly, this one is a bit more detailed than the others:

http://web.inter.nl.net/users/Paul.Treanor/neoliberalism.html

How many slaves work for you?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/opinion/how-many-slaves-work-for-you.html

How about this- the CEO of Nestle arguing that fresh water is a commodity that should be priced and regulated by business, not a natural resource that is a basic human right (which he claims is the real EXTREME position):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nTqvBhFVdvE#!



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