Thursday, February 4, 2016

Harvey and Polanyi on Freedom

"This neoliberal debasement of the concept of freedom 'into a mere advocacy of free enterprise' can only mean, as Karl Polanyi points out, 'the fullness of freedom for those whose income, leisure and security need no enhancing, and a mere pittance of liberty for the people, who may in vain attempt to make use of their democratic rights to gain shelter from the power of the owners of property.'"

A Brief History of Neoliberalism, pg. 183

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