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Different approaches to modern freedom: neo-liberalism and neo-republicanism

Different approaches to modern freedom: neo-liberalism and neo-republicanism

Unless you genuinely consider yourself an anarchist or a communist, or some other particular extreme, chances are your general philosophical position regarding the relationship between the individual, society and the state, will fall into one of two categories: neo-liberalism or neo-republicanism. They are essentially the modern manifestations of two different

Inspiration vs. perspiration: what was the key to East Asia’s economic success?

Inspiration vs. perspiration: what was the key to East Asia’s economic success?

Paul Krugman wrote a famous paper in the 1990s outlining the myths surrounding the Asian miracle of the 20th century. Rather than it being a ‘miracle’, he presented a less dazzling critique of Asia’s economic success. He proposed that it was a combination of stringent government policy and the