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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?

©2024 George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison (P)2024 Penguin Audio 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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If you want a myth buster of our current political and world order system, then this is the one to read.
Manages to sum up all those things you kind of knew, but had no way of connecting them. And in such a short uncomplicated read!
Or you can carry on sticking your head in the sand ;)

Everyone should read this!

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This book should have a health warning. Every sentence is like being punched in the guts by a sociopath. Everyone should read this.

Essential reading for everyone.

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A great read with accessible language to a complex topic. Enjoyed the reader and pace of the book too.

Insightful!

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Worth to listen, and for sure worth to buy
It touches many really crucial topics of our modern life

Absolutely stunning

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This is probably the single most important book I read this year - or in recent years, even. It's a concise and precise summary of why the world is the way it is. by around page 50 you are guaranteed to be horrified... but keep reading! This book might take all your hope away, but it then gives you a new kind of hope, and real inspiration to act.

must read for everyone

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