All Chapters
Explore the complete story of how political and economic ideas developed, gained power and reshaped the modern world.
Across 15 connected chapters, Neoliberalism Files moves from the Glorious Revolution and the rise of organised labour through communism, the Austrian School, Bretton Woods, the post-war settlement and the return of neoliberalism. It then examines techno-feudalism, global warming, political reactions and the possibilities for a different future.
FOLLOW THE STORY, ONE CHAPTER AT A TIME.
EXPLORE
Each chapter explores a different stage in the story, introducing the people, events and ideas that shaped capitalism, socialism, neoliberalism and the political world we live in today.
Start with Chapter 1 and follow the journey in order, or choose any subject that interests you. The project uses images, humour and straightforward explanations to make complex ideas easier to explore.
CHAPTER 1
The Glorious Revolution
CHAPTER 2
The Rise of Organised Labour
Capitalism, Marx and the struggle for workers’ rights.
CHAPTER 1
The Glorious Revolution
CHAPTER 2
The Rise of Organised Labour
Capitalism, Marx and the struggle for workers’ rights.
CHAPTER 1
The Glorious Revolution
CHAPTER 2
The Rise of Organised Labour
Capitalism, Marx and the struggle for workers’ rights.
THE BIG IDEAS BEHIND THE STORY
Four straightforward explainers introduce the concepts that appear throughout the chapters and help make the wider story easier to understand.
Neoliberalism Files explores more than political history. It looks at the ideas that influence who owns resources, who makes decisions and who pays when the system causes harm.
The project introduces four important concepts: externalities, the commons, requisite variety and viable systems. Together, they help explain why markets do not always work as promised and how different forms of organisation could offer another way forward.
FOUR IDEAS THAT HELP EXPLAIN THE SYSTEM
Externalities
Costs created by businesses but paid for by everyone else.
The Commons
Resources that should belong to us all.
Requisite Variety
Complex systems require equally capable ways of controlling them.
Viable Systems
A bottom-up approach to organisation and decision-making.
