Scenarios about 'neoliberalism'
Neoliberalism refers to a political and economic philosophy emphasizing free markets, deregulation, privatization, and reduced government intervention that gained prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. Associated with leaders like Reagan and Thatcher, it marked a shift away from Keynesian economics toward policies promoting globalization, trade liberalization, and fiscal austerity. In alternate history scenarios, variations in neoliberalism's implementation or rejection significantly alter economic systems, international relations, and social welfare structures.
What If Privatization Never Became a Global Trend?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the global wave of privatization that began in the 1980s never occurred, dramatically reshaping modern political economy, state power, and public services.
What If Reaganomics Was Never Implemented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the supply-side economic policies of the Reagan administration never came to fruition, potentially reshaping America's economic landscape, wealth distribution, and global influence.
What If Santiago Developed Different Urban Planning Approaches?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Santiago, Chile adopted more sustainable, transit-oriented development patterns instead of its car-dependent sprawl, creating a drastically different urban landscape in South America.
What If Structural Adjustment Programs Were Never Implemented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the controversial IMF and World Bank structural adjustment policies never reshaped developing economies in the 1980s and 1990s, potentially altering global economic development, debt relationships, and the trajectory of the Global South.
What If Supply-Side Economics Never Emerged?
Exploring the alternate timeline where supply-side economic theory never gained prominence in the late 1970s, potentially reshaping decades of fiscal policy, political alignments, and global economic development.
What If Thatcherism Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Margaret Thatcher never became British Prime Minister, potentially leading to a vastly different economic and political landscape in Britain and beyond.