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Religious Alternatives to Neoliberalism

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This chapter explores various religions that are proposing an alternative view to that of neoliberalism, but does not find in them a strong platform that could lead to significant structural changes. It also raises the paradox that the religious forms which are the most opposed—such as those violently proposed by certain Muslim radicalist groups—are in fact turning Western nations into more authoritarian states, and thus, reinforcing neoliberalism.

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Possamai, A. (2018). Religious Alternatives to Neoliberalism. In: The i-zation of Society, Religion, and Neoliberal Post-Secularism. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5942-1_4

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