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Democracy is acceptable to neo-liberals only in so far as it does not contradict the free market.

Democracy is acceptable to neo-liberals only in so far as it does not contradict the free market.

Ha-Joon Chang
Democracy, Doe, Free Market
Ha-Joon Chang (2007). “Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism”, Bloomsbury Press

Democracy and markets are both fundamental building blocks for a decent society. But they clash at a fundamental level. We need to balance them.

Ha-Joon Chang
Block, Democracy, Balance
Ha-Joon Chang (2007). “Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism”, Bloomsbury Press

The danger is not only that these austerity measures are killing the European economies but also that they threaten the very legitimacy of European democracies - not just directly by threatening the livelihoods of so many people and pushing the economy into a downward spiral, but also indirectly by undermining the legitimacy of the political system through this backdoor rewriting of the social contract.

Ha-Joon Chang
People, Political, Democracy
"The root of Europe's riots" by Ha-Joon Chang, www.theguardian.com. September 28, 2012.

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