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The Pyrrhic Triumph of Finance Capital and the Return of Polanyi

Journal: Athens Journal of Social Sciences (Vol.1, No. 3)

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Page : 185-194

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Abstract

This paper examines the declining support for centrist parties in many western countries. Using the seminal ideas of Karl Polanyi, the paper argues this decline is attributable to the rise of neo-liberal free market policies that have resulted in widespread insecurity and led many voters to seek out political alternatives on the right and left. The paper further examines possible reasons why parties of the right, rather than the left, have been more successful at this historical juncture in channeling political disenchantment.

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