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The Invisible Doctrine

The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life)

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The Invisible Doctrine

By: George Monbiot, Peter Hutchison
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We live under an ideology that preys on every aspect of our lives: our education and our jobs; our healthcare and our leisure; our relationships and our mental wellbeing; even the planet we inhabit – the very air we breathe. So pervasive has it become that, for most people, it has no name. It seems unavoidable, like a natural law.

But trace it back to its roots, and we discover that it is neither inevitable nor immutable. It was conceived, propagated, and then concealed by the powerful few. It is time to bring it into the light - and, in doing so, to find an alternative worth fighting for.

Neoliberalism. Do you know what it is?

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Critic reviews

Explosive and beautifully told … these truths can set us free (Danny Dorling)
This brave book borders on being a page turner … ‘The Secret History of Neoliberalism’ is really the ultimate crime novel, one in which we all play a part (Kevin Anderson)
Incisive, illuminating, eye-opening—an unsparing anatomy of the great ideological beast stalking our times (David Wallace-Wells)
The Invisible Doctrine is everything you need. Monbiot and Hutchinson have written the definitive short history of the neoliberal confidence trick (Yanis Varoufakis)
Mrs Thatcher was wrong: there is an alternative. Read this book and rebel (Guy Shrubsole)
Read it, get angry, demand better! (Gaia Vince)
Vital, vivid, compelling. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how dark money and hidden influence have taken over politics - and the world (Peter Geoghegan)
An urgent unmasking of some of the most powerful and insidious yet overlooked ideas of our era (Olúfemi O. Táíwò)
This book is dynamite – shining a spotlight on the evils of neoliberalism, shattering the myth that ‘there is no alternative’, and laying the foundations for a new politics (Caroline Lucas)
This is the book we have been waiting for. Read it, discuss it with your friends, and join the resistance! (Ingrid Robeyns)
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This is a comprehensive, concise and well-written account from the creation story of neoliberalism up to the present day increase in inequality and rise of the far right. Very well voiced by one of the co-authors. Very listenable and enjoyable, with real insights, whatever your views.

Easy to follow essay on the history of neoliberalism and its impacts

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A book I will re-read. Clear and articulate. Required reading for engaged citizens and anyone studying economics.

A must read

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Being read by one of the co-authors, this was a fascinating overview of the doctrine we can now observe taking over our society. The establishing of a percentage required to reach a tipping point where activism can gain traction is encouraging and should be widely amplified. An excellent read.

Authentic and lucid

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A concise and vivid description and critique of the status quo ideology, that is deathly afraid of clearly communicating its own conclusion. Or maybe a desperate attempt of disseminating socialist ideas without alienating people with the "scary words" of marxist political philosophy.

Scared of itself

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