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Neoliberalism

Political ideology promoting free-market capitalism

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 9, 2026
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Neoliberalism is a political and economic ideology that advocates for free-market capitalism, and that became dominant in policy-making from the late 20th century onward. The term has multiple, competing definitions, and is most often used pejoratively. In scholarly use, the term is often left undefined or used to describe a multitude of phenomena. However, it is primarily employed to delineate the societal transformation resulting from market-based reforms.

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“Neoliberalism” enters the record as political ideology promoting free-market capitalism. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Neoliberalism, Political and ideology can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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