Economics
Neoliberalism and the Restructuring of Welfare States
Quick fact
Before the 1970s, welfare states in many Western countries provided universal benefits as a right of citizenship; after the neoliberal turn, these benefits became increasingly targeted, conditional, and tied to labor market participation.
Why this is interesting
Imagine a country where the government's hand in the economy is suddenly seen as the problem, not the solution. That shift—now called neoliberalism—has quietly redrawn the boundaries of every modern welfare state.