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Has neoliberalism failed? Reflections on Western society

2025/1/29
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Samuel Gregg: 我认为新自由主义并非简单的回到19世纪的古典自由主义,而是对古典自由主义在20世纪的重新思考和调整。它与市场经济时代的兴衰密切相关,其兴起和衰落是一个复杂的过程。新自由主义秩序的衰落标志着市场自由主义思想和政策的衰退。“新自由主义”一词通常被贬义使用,但它有两个描述性功能:一是20世纪对古典自由主义的重新思考;二是20世纪70年代末开始对新凯恩斯主义政策的转向,或至少是对干预主义政策的重大自由市场挑战的出现。新自由主义的失败在于其合法性的丧失,而不是其受欢迎程度的下降。新自由主义需要重新发明,以应对干预主义和民粹主义的兴起。这需要对思想气候变化进行分析,评估其思想的影响,并在公共领域重建其合法性,这需要超越技术经济学,深入政治经济学的规范性、法律和文化层面。 Paola Romero: 我认为新自由主义的成功与否取决于对其实质的理解,而非对其刻板印象的评价。新自由主义并非对市场经济和政治模式的辩护,而是试图将古典自由主义思想与新兴的民粹主义、集体主义和不平等问题相结合。新自由主义之所以被误解,是因为其批评者将其视为古典自由主义原则的必然结果。新自由主义的误解,也源于将不同政治立场和思想观点混为一谈。通过与享乐主义的类比,可以理解新自由主义被歪曲的现象。自由主义者应该关注自由主义原则如何导致社会原子化、无序竞争和社会疏离等问题。自由主义者应该回归宪政民主和法治的基本原则。

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Contributor(s): Dr Samuel Gregg, Dr Paola Romero | In this timely event, Samuel Gregg will delve into the origins of the term "neoliberalism," its contested usefulness in contemporary discourse, and whether intellectuals such as F. A. Hayek and Milton Friedman fit the "neoliberal" label. He will critically engage various contemporary criticisms of neoliberalism, which includes but is not exclusive to economist Joseph Stiglitz, who argues that neoliberalism has deepened inequality and undermined social cohesion in the West, and philosopher Francis Fukuyama, who links it to the erosion of community and the rise of populism. Dr Gregg will also explore the intellectual foundations of classical liberalism as envisioned by thought leaders at the Mont Pelerin Society and Walter Lippmann Colloquium, emphasizing its grounding in families, communities, and other social institutions as essential components of a free society. He will connect these ideas to the current state of Western society, including the socio-political implications of the recent U.S. presidential election. This event provides an opportunity to reflect on the future of liberal democracy, the role of "neoliberalism" within it, and its broader impact on contemporary politics and society.