The Invisible Doctrine

The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life)

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The Invisible Doctrine

By: George Monbiot, Peter Hutchison

Narrated by: George Monbiot

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We live under an ideology that preys on every aspect of our lives: our education and our jobs; our healthcare and our leisure; our relationships and our mental wellbeing; even the planet we inhabit – the very air we breathe. So pervasive has it become that, for most people, it has no name. It seems unavoidable, like a natural law.

But trace it back to its roots, and we discover that it is neither inevitable nor immutable. It was conceived, propagated, and then concealed by the powerful few. It is time to bring it into the light - and, in doing so, to find an alternative worth fighting for.

Neoliberalism. Do you know what it is?

Economic History

Economics

Political Science

Politics & Government

Thought-Provoking

Socialism

Capitalism

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Critic reviews

Explosive and beautifully told … these truths can set us free (Danny Dorling)

This brave book borders on being a page turner … ‘The Secret History of Neoliberalism’ is really the ultimate crime novel, one in which we all play a part (Kevin Anderson)

Incisive, illuminating, eye-opening—an unsparing anatomy of the great ideological beast stalking our times (David Wallace-Wells)

The Invisible Doctrine is everything you need. Monbiot and Hutchinson have written the definitive short history of the neoliberal confidence trick (Yanis Varoufakis)

Mrs Thatcher was wrong: there is an alternative. Read this book and rebel (Guy Shrubsole)

Read it, get angry, demand better! (Gaia Vince)

Vital, vivid, compelling. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how dark money and hidden influence have taken over politics - and the world (Peter Geoghegan)

An urgent unmasking of some of the most powerful and insidious yet overlooked ideas of our era (Olúfemi O. Táíwò)

This book is dynamite – shining a spotlight on the evils of neoliberalism, shattering the myth that ‘there is no alternative’, and laying the foundations for a new politics (Caroline Lucas)

This is the book we have been waiting for. Read it, discuss it with your friends, and join the resistance! (Ingrid Robeyns)

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Thank you for the clarity in which you examine the systemic malaise, corruption and pathologies of neoliberalism… and presenting a compelling cure for this deadly illness (which is making life on earth increasingly difficult, dangerous and miserable)… with climate change, loss of biodiversity and stripping the earth of resources and her natural resilience.
The radical possibilities of different ways of doing things, which would benefit our lives, communities and natural systems are beautifully explored and await us - if we can act with courage, imagination and collective wisdom.