Editing Neoliberalism (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Neoliberalism is understood through '''Efficiency''' and '''Individualism'''.

'''1. The "Efficient" Market''':
Neoliberals believe that a "Bureaucrat" in an office can never be as smart as the "Market."
* Millions of people making individual choices (the Price Signal) is the "Most efficient computer" on Earth.
* Therefore, the government should "Get out of the way" and let the market decide what should be produced and how much it should cost.

'''2. From 'Citizen' to 'Consumer'''':
In Neoliberalism, your most important role is not a "Voter," but a "Buyer."
* Competition is the "Only" legitimate way to organize human activity.
* Even things like "Education" or "Love" (Dating apps) are turned into "Markets" where you compete for the best "Value."

'''3. The "Trickle-Down" Hope''':
The theory argued that if you make the "Rich" even richer (by cutting their taxes), they will "Invest" that money in new factories and jobs.
* The wealth will then "Trickle down" to the poor.
* Critics argue that after 40 years, the wealth has mostly "Stayed at the top," creating the widest gap between rich and poor in 100 years.

'''The 'Shock Doctrine'''': Naomi Klein's critique of Neoliberalism. She argued that "Neoliberal Reforms" (like privatization) are often forced on countries during a "Crisis" (like a war or a hurricane) when people are too shocked to resist.
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