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Neoliberalism's failure means we need a new narrative to guide global economy

  • Written by Sandra Waddock, Galligan Chair of Strategy and Carroll School Scholar of Corporate Responsibility, Boston College

Neoliberalism, the dominant narrative guiding Western democracies and their economies for almost 70 years, is crumbling all around us.

It was set up to protect our freedoms. But neoliberalism’s excesses and failures – from recent financial crises to soaring levels of income inequality – have fueled populist movements that...

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