[New post] How Neoliberalism Hijacked Human Rights

nemonemini posted: "Two seemingly unrelated events took place in 1947. It was the year the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted. It was also the year in which the Mont Pelerin Society, a grouping whose founding members included pioneering theorists of neoliberal" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 1848+: The End(s) of History How Neoliberalism Hijacked Human Rights by nemonemini Two seemingly unrelated events took place in 1947. It was the year the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted. It was also the year in which the Mont Pelerin Society, a grouping whose founding members included pioneering theorists of neoliberalism Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman, was founded.In The Morals of the Market: Human Rights and the Rise of Neoliberalism, political philosopher Jessica Whyte investigates the historical and conceptual relationship between human rights and neoliberalism. In response to the horrors of the World War II, delegates to the United Nations came together to formulate a list of universal rights. Concurrently, an effort spearheaded by Friedrich Hayek was underway to revive international liberalism, purportedly motivated by similar concerns for the imperiled state of human dignity and liberty. Source: How Neoliberalism Hijacked Human Rights nemonemini | October 9, 2021 at 12:36 am | Tags: Hayek, human rights, pelerin, UN | Categories: neoliberalism | URL: https://wp.me/p6em0M-dHF Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 1848+: The End(s) of History. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://redfortyeight.com/2021/10/09/how-neoliberalism-hijacked-human-rights/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com