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Neoliberalism: Doctrine of contemporary world
Author(s) -
Goran Tomka
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
privredna izgradnja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0704
pISSN - 0032-8979
DOI - 10.2298/priz0404213t
Subject(s) - neoliberalism (international relations) , doctrine , excuse , ideology , epistemology , sociology , meaning (existential) , law and economics , law , philosophy , political science , politics , social science
We have shown the development of neoliberalism as a doctrine and the basic ideas that were connected to it during if s genesis. It still remains as a question, as well as a good example, the effectiveness of a neoliberalism as a theory, which in few decades turned from a group of enthusiasts to a dominant ideology. We extracted the main principals and discussed their essence and possible relations. In a defense-offence sense, what is a noble goal from one point of view, is immoral excuse from another. At the end, we gave an overview of common definitions, main problems of defining and a personal view of defining neoliberalism. In all it's aspects, neoliberalism stands as a controversial doctrine, and the whole variety of phenomenon is being attached to it, and both strongly defended and attacked by numerous authors. What seems to be missing are authentic writers on one side who would clarify if s meaning. More important, critics should be more aimed at offering realistic and acceptable alternatives, than indicating dysfunctions of a current system.