Abstract
We seek to disentangle the process through which some democratic polities ‘escape’ from neoliberal rule while others do not. We understand neoliberalism as the resulting equilibrium provoked by the restoration of class power that undermined the pro-labour policies of the post-war period. Why do some democracies enter a route of political experimentation that challenges the status quo while others remain ‘trapped’ in an orthodox neoliberal settlement? Our argument is that for a democratic polity to initiate a transition from neoliberal rule, there needs to be a crisis of neoliberal rule, a compelling alternative willing to contend for state power in national elections, and a reliable democratic settlement that allows the victory of the challenger – that is, the alternative – over the neoliberal rulers. This model will be discussed by examining the following three cases: Argentina, Greece, and Mexico.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 524-539 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Politics |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 1 Oct 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Nov 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding: The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this articleKeywords
- Neoliberalism
- Latin America
- Southern European welfare states
- Mexico
- Argentina
- Greece
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Political Science and International Relations