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After more than 30 years of existence the neoliberal paradigm is being questioned as a viable approach to economic and social policies. A key question is, if it were to be replaced, what could it be replaced by? To date this is a question that has generated considerable debate without a definitive answer. However, what seems clear is that, broadly speaking, there are two possible paths—an even greater reliance on ‘free’ markets or a shift towards greater social cooperation.
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Butler, G., Jones, E., & Stilwell, F. (2009). Political economy now!: The struggle for alternative economics at the University of Sydney. Sydney: Darlington Press.
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Schroeder, S.K., Chester, L. (2014). Challenging the Orthodoxy: The Contributions of Frank Stilwell to Political Economy. In: Schroeder, S., Chester, L. (eds) Challenging the Orthodoxy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36121-0_1
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